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October 15, 2012 in Science & Technology

Why Are Things Cute?

Watch puppies LIVE on YouTube: http://bit.ly/Qf37g6 Thanks to my AWESOME mom for scanning and sending pictures of myself when I was younger. You RULE, Mom! “cute” etymology: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=cute Konrad Lorenz: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Lorenz CUTE human baby: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9oxmRT2YWw MARCEL THE SHELL: http://bit.ly/Rv8Y5o Cute hammer, face, and cat (interactive): http://www.exploratorium.edu/mind/judgment/cuteify/v1/ Daniel Dennet TED talk about cuteness (and more!): http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_cute_sexy_sweet_funny.html cute and psychology: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/under-friendly-spell/200803/cute-the-brain Nucleus Accumbens: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleus_accumbens Mickey got cuter [PDF): http://www.monmsci.net/~kbaldwin/mickey.pdf puremrz ART: http://www.puremrz.deviantart.com Neoteny: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoteny Animals by order of domestication: http://archaeology.about.com/od/dterms/a/domestication.htm **The modern dog as technology** http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/02/build-a-dog/ratliff-text http://www.sciencefriday.com/segment/05/15/2009/the-modern-dog.html http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/evolution/potpourri-pooches.html Articles on the science of cute: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuteness http://www.gizmag.com/the-science-of-cute/23707/ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/03/science/03cute.html?pagewanted=all http://arstechnica.com/science/2006/01/2292/ http://www.huliq.com/10282/cute-baby-animals-and-babies-trigger-pleasure-human-brain-thats-addicting *********************************************************************** Vsauce LINKS:

October 15, 2012 in Science & Technology