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# Why You See Faces in Things
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/why-you-see-faces-in-things-msrfrl/
- Published: 2024-08-08T16:30:28.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T09:55:56.000Z
- Description: People see faces everywhere thanks to a quirk of the brain called visual pareidolia.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 12, Episode 10, #ZZZ_Episode_b83ab8e8-b452-4ae2-bf82-f2ed567fcea4, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

Have you ever looked at a cloud and seen a face? Or the front of a car and seen a face? Or an electrical outlet and seen a face? You definitely have. We all see faces everywhere we look thanks to a fun quirk of the human brain called visual pareidolia.