The Cute Factor

New York Times: "Cute cues are those that indicate extreme youth, vulnerability, harmlessness and need, scientists say . . . As a species whose youngest members are so pathetically helpless they can't lift their heads to suckle without adult supervision, human beings must be wired to respond quickly and gamely to any and all signs of infantile desire."

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