Liking What You See: A Documentary

https://waldyrious.neocities.org/ted_chiang/liking-what-you-see-a-documentary

Brilliant premise and fantastic execution

Well, in the first paragraph I learn that “calli” as a prefix means beauty.

Ooh, when the neurologist comes up I'm reminded of the FFA (fusiform face area) region of the brain that is specialized for recognizing faces.

“Being pretty is fundamentally a passive quality; even when you work at it, you're working at being passive.”

“Every study on this issue turns up the same results: looks help people get ahead. We can't help but think of good-looking people as more competent, more honest, more deserving than others. None of it's true, but their looks still give us that impression.” This bias can be a halo effect.

I don't recall learning about Fregoli syndrome, very interesting.