Chernoff faces: The data-rich maps that stare back at you

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Chernoff faces: The data-rich maps that stare back at you

We humans are terrible at quickly analyzing complex datasets. There is one notable exception: We have the innate ability to immediately “read” a face. We can recognize them (“Is this my friend’s face?”) and evaluate them (“Is this a friendly face?”). We’re so good at this that we even see faces where none exist — a phenomenon called pareidolia. (Think of the Face on Mars, or Jesus on a tortilla.) Discovered in 2022 by the Mars Reconnaissance O…