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Scientists Finally Figured Out What Love Is For

Love makes people do ridiculous things: quit jobs, cross continents, build monuments, and ignore every red flag in sight. But what if that's exactly what love evolved to do? This video explores the neuroscience, psychology, and evolutionary biology of romance to explain why love can feel irrational—and why that may have helped make us human.
Season 14 Episode 6 Length 16:47 Premiere: 06/11/26

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Season 14 Episodes

The New Kind of Heat Humans Can’t Handle
S14 E7 Length 21:23 Premiere Date 07/01/26

Scientists Finally Figured Out What Love Is For
S14 E6 Length 16:47 Premiere Date 06/11/26

We've never seen an atom. But we know what they look like.
S14 E5 Length 16:47 Premiere Date 05/28/26

Infinity isn’t a number. It's something much weirder.
S14 E4 Length 10:51 Premiere Date 05/14/26

Something Strange Happens When You Flatten the Earth…
S14 E3 Length 24:25 Premiere Date 04/21/26

You've Been Lied to About DNA Evidence
S14 E2 Length 22:37 Premiere Date 03/31/26

Traffic Lights Are So Much Weirder Than You Realize
S14 E1 Length 17:13 Premiere Date 03/10/26

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