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The gifted 'super recognisers' who can never forget a face

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Mon, 4 Jan 2021, 12:25pm
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The gifted 'super recognisers' who can never forget a face

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 4 Jan 2021, 12:25pm

Have you ever seen a face in a crowd and thought to yourself,  I know that person?

It's a skill possessed by only one or two percent of the population.

But it has real uses, and police are being urged to use super recognisers and make this talent a recognised part of forensic intelligence.

Mike Neville is with the UK's Association of super-recognisers. He helped to set up a unit within Scotland yard, and is now consulting all over the world.

He joins Tim Dower to explain how it all works.

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