Ep91 "What is love?"

Is intelligence a property of individual brains, or is it something that emerges from many brains trying to align with one another? How can we build AI agents to improve our understanding of the world and to mediate between rivaling humans? For this and much more, we speak today ...  Show more

What if your confidence in your political beliefs does not correlate with their accuracy? Why does a pundit's outrage often feel so convincing and nuance so unsatisfying? Are conspiracy theories a predictable feature of human brains? Is there any way to stop ourselves from mistak ...  Show more

How you define love will be what you get from it. If you don't have a definition for love, you may get stuck with something that appears to be love, but is really something else altogether. If you are 100% happy with the people you love in your life, skip this episode. 

What is love? What's happening in our brains when we're falling for someone? And why are we wired for forming deep, meaningful connections? In this episode of How We’re Wired, join evolutionary anthropologist and love expert Dr Anna Machin as she unpicks the neuroscience of love, ...  Show more

Valentine’s Day is here - the one day of the year where you can be unashamedly romantic and splash out on posh dinners, flowers and chocolates for your beloved. So we dig into the science of love. First, we find out about a monogamous rodent that has a special way of forming life ...  Show more

Love isn’t just about butterflies; it’s brain chemistry, choices, and the habits you build together. In this episode, Dr. Gary Lewandowski (Chief Love Scientist at LoveStrategies) unpacks the science behind passion, intimacy, and commitment, how to tell real love from impostor ...