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What’s it like to face a faceless world? Acclaimed neurologist Oliver Sacks once apologized for almost bumping into a large bearded man, only to realize he was speaking to a mirror. Sacks and photo-realist painter Chuck Close—geniuses from opposite ends of the creative spectrum—share their experiences of living with a curious condition known as “face blindness,” or prosopagnosia. With RadioLab's Robert Krulwich, they discuss the challenges of maintaining interpersonal relationships—when even family and close friends appear as strangers.Learn More

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TOPICS: Art & Science, Mind & Brain

TAGS: 2010, Alexandra Lynch, appear as strangers, brain science, Chuck Close, Face Blindness, full program, Interpersonal relationships, neurologist, New York City, NYC, Oliver Sacks, Prosopagnosia, Robert Krulwich, Strangers in the Mirror

PLAYLISTS: Science & the Arts

Video Duration: 01:19:47

Original Program Date: Friday, June 4, 2010

Moderator: Robert Krulwich

Participants: Chuck Close, Alexandra Lynch, Oliver Sacks

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Physics & Mathematics
Strangers in the Mirror

What’s it like to face a faceless world? Acclaimed neurologist Oliver Sacks once apologized for almost bumping into a large bearded man, only to realize he was speaking to a mirror. Sacks and photo-realist painter Chuck Close—geniuses from opposite ends of the creative spectrum—share their experiences of living with a curious condition known as “face blindness,” or prosopagnosia. With RadioLab's Robert Krulwich, they discuss the challenges of maintaining interpersonal relationships—when even family and close friends appear as strangers.Learn More

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TOPICS: Art & Science, Biology & Origins of Life, Earth & Environment, Kavli, Mind & Brain, Physics & Math, Science in Society, Science Unplugged, Space & The Cosmos, Technology & Engineering, Youth & Education

TAGS: 2010, Alexandra Lynch, appear as strangers, brain science, Chuck Close, Face Blindness, full program, Interpersonal relationships, neurologist, New York City, NYC, Oliver Sacks, Prosopagnosia, Robert Krulwich, Strangers in the Mirror, 2010, Alexandra Lynch, appear as strangers, brain science, Chuck Close, Face Blindness, full program, Interpersonal relationships, neurologist, New York City, NYC, Oliver Sacks, Prosopagnosia, Robert Krulwich, Strangers in the Mirror

PLAYLISTS: Science & the Arts

Video Duration: 01:19:47

Original Program Date: Friday, June 4, 2010

Moderator: Robert Krulwich

Participants: Chuck Close, Alexandra Lynch, Oliver Sacks

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