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Nature 435, 147 (12 May 2005) | doi:10.1038/435147a; Published online 11 May 2005
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Science in culture: Womb with a view?
Martin Kemp1
We tend to believe what we see, provided that the image obeys certain rules of internal consistency. Although we have plenty of evidence to reject the old adage that the camera never lies, particularly in this era of digital manipulation, we are perceptually prone to trust a representation that exudes an air of the 'real thing', especially if it has a photographic look.
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