Ever fallen in love with a gaming avatar or a character in a book? Is that actually “love”?
Let’s take a look at what happens inside the brain to find out.
Discover what parasocial relationships are, and if you should be worried if you feel in love with someone you’ve never met...
Anthropologist Anna Machin explains which aspects of love and attraction are hard-wired into our brains by nature, and why we can blame (some of) our misbehaviour in relationships on biology.
She also gives us a glimpse of what the future of love might look like.
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