We all know somebody with one of those faces. You know, the friend who always gets mistaken for someone else. They say, “I know I remember you from somewhere!” But they don’t. Turns out there’s a science to this sort of thing—and it could make your face more memorable.
A team of researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory recently developed an algorithm that can make photos of faces easier to recall. The algorithm makes slight tweaks to the size, shape, and appearance of the face; then, almost like magic, people remember the adjusted photo of the person more often. This is not pseudoscience or sorcery. It’s math.
via Gizmodo
