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Episode 1 References

Short Spine Syndrome

Westworth, D. R., & Sturges, B. K. (2010). Congenital spinal malformations in small animals. Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 40(5), 951-981. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvsm.2010.05.009

🔗 PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20732600/⁠

Urban Raccoon Ecology

Prange, S., Gehrt, S. D., & Wiggers, E. P. (2004). Influences of anthropogenic resources on raccoon (Procyon lotor) movements and spatial distribution. Journal of Mammalogy, 85(3), 483-490.

🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1644/BWG-109 (This DOI takes listeners directly to the paper.)

Why Things Go Viral

Berger, J., & Milkman, K. L. (2012). What makes online content viral? Journal of Marketing Research, 49(2), 192-205.

🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1509/jmr.10.0353

Why False News Travels Faster

Vosoughi, S., Roy, D., & Aral, S. (2018). The spread of true and false news online. Science, 359(6380), 1146-1151.

🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aap9559

Why Humans Think Things Are Cute

Glocker, M. L., Langleben, D. D., Ruparel, K., Loughead, J. W., Gur, R. C., & Sachser, N. (2009). Baby schema in infant faces induces cuteness perception and motivation for caretaking in adults. Ethology, 115(3), 257-263.

🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.2008.01603.x

Jimothy News Story

The Washington Post. (2026, July 25). How did Jimothy the raccoon survive? Thanks to his mom, most likely.

🔗 Washington Post article⁠