Exploring the science and nuance of facial perception
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 07:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Professor Alexander Todorov showed the students in his freshman seminar a series of images of the same blurry face -- with the hint that it was a non-American political leader -- as it would appear from 200, 100 and 50 meters. At 50 meters, only one student figured out who it was -- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.