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Everything about Cuteness
Subjective physical trait
Cuteness is a type of attractiveness commonly associated with youth and appearance, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in ethology, first introduced by Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz. Lorenz proposed the concept of baby schema (Kindchenschema), a set of facial and body features that make a creature appear "cute" and activate ("release") in others the motivation to care for it. Cuteness may be ascribed to people as well as things that are regarded as attractive or charming. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: CutenessA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: PRODUCTION OF THE GREEN-FERTILIZER USING AN ENHANCED CUTER-MIXER MACHINEInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Nobody's cuter than youThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: CUTEr and SifDecCited 460 times
- Go sideways: Kewpie doll effectA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Neoteny in humansA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Adjective comparative form of cute: more cute
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
CUTEr and SifDec
My pack is cuter than your pack
Optimization, characterization, sulfation and antitumor activity of neutral polysaccharides from the fruit of Borojoa sorbilis cuter
The cuter, the better? The impact of cuteness on intention to purchase AI voice assistants: A moderated serial-mediation model
Is two cuter than one? number and relationship effects on the feeling of kawaii toward social robots
Crust (unified) tool for equation-of-state reconstruction (CUTER) v2
Did Teddy Bears Culturally Evolve to Be Cuter? A Preregistered Replication
My Grandchild Is Cuter Than Yours! [MicroBusiness]
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
Nobody's cuter than youMelanie Shankle · 2015- 📕Precarity in European FilmElisa Cuter, Guido Kirsten · 2022
- 📕Big Mama CollectionMelanie Shankle · 2017
Cute & CuterMichael Townsend · 2013- 📕There's Nothing Cuter Than a PuppyTom Nicoll, Ross Collins · 2024
Cuter StuffAranzi Aranzo · 2015
The Cuter BookAranzi Aronzo · 2011
Cute & CuterTownsend, Michael. · 2013
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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