On: 'The Invention of Prehistory' Review: Facing Deep ...

[InitialLastName]

I like the argument that our time coexisting with neanderthals is the reason the uncanny valley exists: we have in the deep past had very good reason to be made uncomfortable by entities that almost, but not quite, seem like humans.

[helpfulmandrill → InitialLastName]

But then, when chimps and gorillas do something human-like, it inspires laughter and delight rather than discomfort.