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Love Factually

Love Factually

Auteur(s): Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel
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 We're just two professors standing in front of a rom-com, asking it to be the subject of our podcast. Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel explain what your favorite romantic films get right -- and wrong -- about the science of romance. Because it's time for scientists to take Ryan Gosling as seriously as you do.2024 Relations Science Sciences sociales
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    Hosted, produced, and edited by Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel.

    Music by Andrew Fraker and Sons

    Artwork by Katie Keil
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