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The Science Behind LOVE with Anna Machin

Season 1, Ep. 86

In this episode, we discuss why we love, the neuroscience of attraction, the importance of love for our survival and what it means to be a father.


Anna Machin is a doctor of evolutionary anthropology, writer and broadcaster.


https://www.instagram.com/dr_amachin/


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