"Cute, Sexy, Sweet, Funny"

Dan Dennett TED Lecture, February 2009.

Why are babies cute? Why is cake sweet? Philosopher Dan Dennett has answers you wouldn't expect, as he shares evolution's counterintuitive reasoning on cute, sweet and sexy things (plus a new theory from Matthew Hurley on why jokes are funny).

Available to stream legally at http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_dennett_cute_sexy_sweet_funny.html

Edited by Richy Thompson at 15:59, Thursday, 29^th of July 2010.