The Science of Love

Helen challenges the notion that love is purely cultural, arguing for its biological roots and evolutionary significance. She shares her journey of studying romantic love as a brain system, questioning why powerful emotions like love are often dismissed as supernatural. The conversation delves into the complexities of desire and attraction, highlighting the limitations of predicting these deeply human experiences through science.

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Chasing Life
The Dating Brain in the Digital Age
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- What are the insights around the theory that we use the behavioral patterns we (painfully) learned as children in our interactions with partners as adults in the episode Esther Perel: How to Find, Build & Maintain Healthy Romantic Relationships?

The Science of Love

In this clip

From this podcast

Chasing Life

The Dating Brain in the Digital Age

Related Questions

What are the insights around the theory that we use the behavioral patterns we (painfully) learned as children in our interactions with partners as adults in the episode Esther Perel: How to Find, Build & Maintain Healthy Romantic Relationships?