What is love?
Summary
Dr. Chris Smith explores the neurochemistry of love, explaining how oxytocin bonds mothers to babies and partners through pleasure and trust. He discusses honey badgers' fearlessness, attributing it to shared brain structures with humans that process threat. The episode also covers the engineering behind high-speed racing car pistons and the evolutionary basis for human omnivorous diets. Finally, Dr. Smith explains why bone marrow cancer often presents late symptoms due to the marrow's large reserve of healthy stem cells.
Topics discussed
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Neurochemistry of love, attachment, and oxytocin
Honey badgers and the biology of fear in animals
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How high-speed racing car engines work smoothly
Evolutionary evidence for humans as omnivores
Bone marrow cancer symptoms and stem cell treatments
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