Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel are two social psychologists who study the gears and levers of romantic relationships. What do people find attractive in a partner? How do relationships evolve over time? And critically, do romantic movies get any of this stuff right?
Paul and Eli host the podcast, Love Factually, which dissects popular romantic films from the standpoint of behavioral science. What do they get wrong? What do they get right?
On the show this month, we talk about the podcast, how scientists can study something like human love, and why people don’t quite know what they find attractive until they stumble upon it.
Also, at the end of the episode, I mention my print shop, Indispensable Letterpress. Check out the cards and posters I’ve been making using old technologies. Maybe even pick something up for a friend this holiday season? Be careful, though–your support will tell me that you approve of my obsession with the antiquated machines that fill my basement.
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