W e all subtly mirror the facial expressions of the people around us, smiling when they smile, furrowing our brows in concert ...

Women’s real human faces are showing up on screen more often. I’d like to officially declare the dawn of a new era.

Illustration of a participant in the study with an EMG electrode measuring her facial expressions activation Imagine sitting ...

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