We evolved to read trustworthiness in eyes, handshakes, and voices. What happens when trust becomes a number? You've done it a thousand times without thinking about it. Someone walks into a room and within milliseconds—before a word is spoken—your brain has already rendered a verdict. Trustworthy or suspicious. Safe or dangerous. Friend or threat. This isn't prejudice (though it can become that). It's evolutionary hardware.

We evolved to read trustworthiness in eyes, handshakes, and voices. What happens when trust becomes a number? You've done it a thousand times without thinking about it. Someone walks into a room and within milliseconds—before a word is spoken—your brain has already rendered a verdict. Trustworthy or suspicious. Safe or dangerous. Friend or threat. This isn't prejudice (though it can become that). It's evolutionary hardware.