Valentine’s Day is almost here, love is in the air. Or is it oxytocin? Oxytocin is touted as the “love -drug ” all year round. This so-called “love hormone” is involved in social bonding, and it always seems to get a major publicity boost around Feb. 14. But research suggests that oxytocin isn’t all roses and heart-shaped chocolates. Curious? Continue reading
Source: Live Science
A bride and groom turn their wedding into a science experiment by taking blood samples from guest to measure levels of the love hormone oxytocin.
Science writer Linda Geddes had decided her perfect day getting married to Nic Fleming should be part ceremony, part science experiment in a day dubbed their Big Fat Geek Wedding.
Source: New Scientist , Channel 4
The novelist and philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein is married to cognitive scientist Steven Pinker. What have they learned about love, from study and experience?
Follow the bigthink’s Valentines Day series featured today are Stephen Fry, Noam Chomsky, and Elizabeth Gilbert, among others. link to see the other videos
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