Hardwired Stickman https://hardwired-stickman.pages.dev Research-backed explainers about human behaviour, animal behaviour, social instincts and the hidden systems shaping everyday life. en-AU Why Do Babies Smile Before They Can See Your Face? https://hardwired-stickman.pages.dev/episodes/why-do-babies-smile/ https://hardwired-stickman.pages.dev/episodes/why-do-babies-smile/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +1000 A look at infant smiling development through the research of Peter Wolff, Robert Emde, Konrad Koenig, Robert Harmon, and John Bowlby's attachment theory. Newborns build spontaneous, sound-triggered, and social smiles on three separate timelines.