Hannah Fry on selfies: we think we know what we look like, but we’ll never really know

Ever wondered why you’re not a fan of yourself in pictures? Or why the people you love always look much better in real life than photos? Hannah Fry unravels the psychology behind how we see ourselves …

It’s strange to imagine, but before mirrors became commonplace, most people would not be well acquainted with what their own faces would look like. Apart from maybe the occasional glimpse in a river, the internal self-image of many of our ancestors would have been based only on how others reacted to them, not on what they actually looked like.

Physical mirrors have been in existence in one form or another for thousands of years, but as recently as the 1960s, the anthropologist Edmund Carpenter came across a remote tribe in Papua New Guinea, known as the Biami, who (as far as he could tell) had not yet seen them.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6

Capturing your best selfie: FlexCam with Galaxy AI

Thanks to mind-blowing AI-powered camera tech and 50MP lens, you can shoot ultra-crisp and lifelike pictures on the Galaxy Z Flip6’s FlexCam – and yes, that includes selfies you’ll (hopefully) love. From Auto Zoom (which automatically zooms in and out every time to get the perfect angle) to Nightography, which ensures sharp, bright detail in low light conditions, the AI tech takes photography to new heights – plus it all works directly through your social apps, so no uploading required!