The Science of Cuteness

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The "science of YouTube" guys are back, with a look at the true meaning of cute web videos [2:33]

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I am not usually the type to put pictures of cute animals up. I leave that to Cute Overload. I don't really even like animals. (I know...shameful coming from a biologist.)
Puppies are cute. Kittens are cute. Puppies DRESSED AS KITTENS: cute overload! Conan O'Brien, you are the cute master. (H/T @KSuzJ via twitter)
I have been trying to understand the peculiar popularity of these posts about sharp-clawed carnivores called "cats", and near as I can tell it has something to do with the property of cuteness.

Is it weird that I thought the kitten and puppies were painfully cute, but I didn't think the human baby was cute?