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/cu… Daniel Dennet TED talk about cuteness (and more!): http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_cute_sex… cute and psychology: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/under-fri… 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/dter