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Joshua Paul Dale

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Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

Well, studies have shown some really interesting results about that. Cuteness can basically induce positive emotional states because it gets our brain ready for behaviors like caretaking and also socialization. So when we see something cute, first of all, it makes us feel good. It increases our sense of well-being.

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Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

It also triggers activity in the muscles used for smiling, even if we're not aware of it. Scientists have put sensors on people's faces and the muscles are activated for smiling when we see something cute. And also, seeing something cute promotes social relationships, like it increases our empathy, and it even focuses our attention more.

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Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

It also triggers activity in the muscles used for smiling, even if we're not aware of it. Scientists have put sensors on people's faces and the muscles are activated for smiling when we see something cute. And also, seeing something cute promotes social relationships, like it increases our empathy, and it even focuses our attention more.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

It also triggers activity in the muscles used for smiling, even if we're not aware of it. Scientists have put sensors on people's faces and the muscles are activated for smiling when we see something cute. And also, seeing something cute promotes social relationships, like it increases our empathy, and it even focuses our attention more.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

Yeah, cute can be a synonym for very similar words like pretty or adorable, which is very close to cute. And there's also an element of the word cute in English that is not in the word in other languages. Cute in English can imply something that's a little bit clever or cunning. Like you can say, oh, don't be cute to someone, for example, and you're not talking about adorability there.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

Yeah, cute can be a synonym for very similar words like pretty or adorable, which is very close to cute. And there's also an element of the word cute in English that is not in the word in other languages. Cute in English can imply something that's a little bit clever or cunning. Like you can say, oh, don't be cute to someone, for example, and you're not talking about adorability there.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

Yeah, cute can be a synonym for very similar words like pretty or adorable, which is very close to cute. And there's also an element of the word cute in English that is not in the word in other languages. Cute in English can imply something that's a little bit clever or cunning. Like you can say, oh, don't be cute to someone, for example, and you're not talking about adorability there.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

You're saying don't be so clever. In other languages, like in Japanese, the word for cute is kawaii, and it does not have that kind of meaning. You cannot say don't be kawaii in the way that you can say don't be cute in English. That's what I find so interesting about this phenomenon.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

You're saying don't be so clever. In other languages, like in Japanese, the word for cute is kawaii, and it does not have that kind of meaning. You cannot say don't be kawaii in the way that you can say don't be cute in English. That's what I find so interesting about this phenomenon.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

You're saying don't be so clever. In other languages, like in Japanese, the word for cute is kawaii, and it does not have that kind of meaning. You cannot say don't be kawaii in the way that you can say don't be cute in English. That's what I find so interesting about this phenomenon.

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Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

I think it depends on our own situation. So some people are more attracted to cute things than others. And there's interesting research going on right now about AI assistants, which are coming fast. And so the scientists are wondering, will people like an assistant that sounds cute or one that sounds more professional? And it really depends on the situation.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

I think it depends on our own situation. So some people are more attracted to cute things than others. And there's interesting research going on right now about AI assistants, which are coming fast. And so the scientists are wondering, will people like an assistant that sounds cute or one that sounds more professional? And it really depends on the situation.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

I think it depends on our own situation. So some people are more attracted to cute things than others. And there's interesting research going on right now about AI assistants, which are coming fast. And so the scientists are wondering, will people like an assistant that sounds cute or one that sounds more professional? And it really depends on the situation.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

If you're asking for help with a technical issue, you want professionality. But there are other cases where if a voice, artificial voice, sounds kind of cute, that you might forgive its mistakes a little bit more easily, for example. And companies are very aware that that can be a big advantage to them.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

If you're asking for help with a technical issue, you want professionality. But there are other cases where if a voice, artificial voice, sounds kind of cute, that you might forgive its mistakes a little bit more easily, for example. And companies are very aware that that can be a big advantage to them.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

If you're asking for help with a technical issue, you want professionality. But there are other cases where if a voice, artificial voice, sounds kind of cute, that you might forgive its mistakes a little bit more easily, for example. And companies are very aware that that can be a big advantage to them.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

Yeah, there's a phenomenon they call auditory cuteness that's also being investigated. And so far, the research has really concentrated on voices that are sort of a little bit more higher-pitched, There are actually robots available that create sounds, they don't talk, through a cavity in their bodies that is the same size as a baby's voice box.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

Yeah, there's a phenomenon they call auditory cuteness that's also being investigated. And so far, the research has really concentrated on voices that are sort of a little bit more higher-pitched, There are actually robots available that create sounds, they don't talk, through a cavity in their bodies that is the same size as a baby's voice box.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

Yeah, there's a phenomenon they call auditory cuteness that's also being investigated. And so far, the research has really concentrated on voices that are sort of a little bit more higher-pitched, There are actually robots available that create sounds, they don't talk, through a cavity in their bodies that is the same size as a baby's voice box.

Something You Should Know
Why We Like Cute Things & How to Have a Great Conversation

So in general, if a voice sounds like a little bit higher pitch and also a little bit maybe a little bit funny or laughing a little bit, then we're more likely to imagine that a relationship with that voice and go along with it.