Stanford University Professor Robert M. Sapolsky looked why pictures of puppies make us emotionally gooey and came up with some very intriguing, scientifically backed explanations.
Ever wonder why seeing pictures of adorable puppies turns humans into piles of emotional mush?
Stanford University Professor Robert M. Sapolsky looked into the phenomenon and came up with some very intriguing, scientifically backed explanations, which he shared in the Wall Street Journal.
It boils down to a couple of factors.
At the core of the matter is that as humans, we prefer babies over adults, particularly cute ones.
Studies have shown that when viewing images of human babies, subjects show a much greater fondness for the adorable ones than those deemed average or below.
Science has also unearthed the ugly truth that as
