Why Are Things Cute?
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. And The Pet Collective offers 24-hour coverageof puppies and kittens. It's really cute.But what is cute, scientifically? I mean, why do we like soft, cuddly thingsand why do cute things have a unique effect on us?Well, the word cute is a shortening of acute, which originally meant "keen," "shrewd," "perceptive."About 180 years ago, the word cute began to be used as slang for a girl, who was pretty.And after that, it accrued a new meaning and was used to describe cuddly, delicate, quaint,precious, youthful traits. Konrad Lorenz studies cuteness in living thingsand put together a great specific list of what we consider cute.Small body size with a disproportionately large head, l...
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Hey, Vsauce. Michael here. And The Pet Collective offers 24-hour coverageof puppies and kittens. It's really cute.But what is cute, scientifically? I mean, why do we like soft, cuddly thingsand why do cute things have a unique effect on us?Well, the word cute is a shortening of acute, which originally meant "keen," "shrewd," "perceptive."About 180 years ago, the word cute began to be used as slang for a girl, who was pretty.And after that, it accrued a new meaning and was used to describe cuddly, delicate, quaint,precious, youthful traits. Konrad Lorenz studies cuteness in living thingsand put together a great specific list of what we consider cute.Small body size with a disproportionately large head, l...
