Quentin Borredon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4152435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Quentin Borredon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Quentin |
| FAMILY NAME | Borredon |
| SIGNATURE | BORREDON Q |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institut Jean Nicod |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1629-9508 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Did Teddy Bears Culturally Evolve to Be Cuter? A Preregistered Replication
This pre-registered replication study explores the impact of perceived cuteness on the evolution of cultural artifacts, testing whether neotenic traits – eye size, forehead height, and head roundness – have increased in teddy bears over time. In previous research, Hinde & Barden (1980) found an increase in teddy bear neoteny while Gould (1985) found that Mickey Mouse’s features became more neotenic with time. However, both studies lacked statisti…
Quantifying and explaining the rise of fiction
We present a comprehensive analysis of the rise of fictions across human narratives, using large-scale datasets that collectively span over 65,000 works across various media (movies, literary works), cultures (over 30 countries, Western and non-Western), and time periods (2000 BCE to 2020 CE). We measured fictiveness – defined as the degree of departure from reality – across three narrative dimensions: protagonists, events, and settings. We used …
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Did Teddy Bears Culturally Evolve to Be Cuter? A Preregistered Replication
This pre-registered replication study explores the impact of perceived cuteness on the evolution of cultural artifacts, testing whether neotenic traits – eye size, forehead height, and head roundness – have increased in teddy bears over time. In previous research, Hinde & Barden (1980) found an increase in teddy bear neoteny while Gould (1985) found that Mickey Mouse’s features became more neotenic with time. However, both studies lacked statisti…
Quantifying and explaining the rise of fiction
We present a comprehensive analysis of the rise of fictions across human narratives, using large-scale datasets that collectively span over 65,000 works across various media (movies, literary works), cultures (over 30 countries, Western and non-Western), and time periods (2000 BCE to 2020 CE). We measured fictiveness – defined as the degree of departure from reality – across three narrative dimensions: protagonists, events, and settings. We used …
Biology (1 work) · Cognitive psychology (1 work) · Cognitive science (1 work) · Data Analysis with R (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (1 work) · History (1 work) · History (1 work) · Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (1 work) · Metaphysics (1 work)