Published May 20, 2019
Losing Face
Delve into the complexities of facial recognition with Shankar Vedantam as he examines our overconfidence in recognizing unfamiliar faces, the exceptional abilities of super recognizers, and the cognitive biases illuminated by face blindness, all while contrasting human skills with machine advancements.

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