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Love is instinctive, but why are we drawn to some above others?

'How We Love':  Love is instinctive and essential. But what is it that brings certain people...
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12.47 6 Apr 2015


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Love is instinctive, but why are we drawn to some above others?

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'How We Love': 

Love is instinctive and essential. But what is it that brings certain people together?  This Sunday, TED speakers examine the mystery of connection and relationships. 

Amy Webb was having no luck with online dating. So she started turning the world of online dating into data, effectively hacking her way to finding a spouse. 

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Anthropologist Helen Fisher questions what happens in our brain when we're in love. 

How can couples sustain desire? Psychotherapist Esther Perel argues a good and committed relationship draws on the conflicting needs of security and surprise. 

Writer Jeffrey Kluger explores the profound life-long bond between brothers and sisters, and the influence of birth order, favouritism and sibling rivalry. 

Angela Patton works to help girls and fathers stay connected and in each other's lives, but that becomes harder when the father is in jail. Patton tells the story of a unique father-daughter dance.

The NPR TED Radio Hour on Newstalk 106-108 FM, this Sunday from 6pm.

Listen back to TED Radio Hour 'How We Love' here.


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