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Jul 2024
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#817 - Dr Anna Machin - The Evolutionary...

Chris Williamson
About this episode

Dr Anna Machin is an evolutionary anthropologist at Oxford University and an author.

Love is pretty fascinating. This odd cocktail of hormones and neurochemicals can turn even the most normal person insane. What is it? Why did it evolve? And why do we seem to have no control over when it comes and when it goes?

Expect to learn what the evolutionary advantage of love is, the difference between love and lust, why women cheat and who they tend to cheat with, the role of genetics on who you find attractive, what the dark side of love looks like, whether dating apps have changed the way love and attraction works, how certain types of love can be addicting and much more...

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