Philematology (KISSING) with Robin Dunbar
The study of KISSING
Episode Info
- Guest: Robin Dunbar
- Date: Apr 7
- Topics: The Brain
- Listen: Original Episode
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About This Episode
Why do we kiss? What makes a good kiss or a bad kiss? How many microbes do we exchange? Is it good for us? One of the world’s most accomplished researchers on kissing, social behavior and relationships, Oxford University anthropologist Dr . Robin Dunbar, reluctantly agrees to be interviewed and explains how kissing may have evolved, how discos are research labs and friends are people you can invite yourself to have a beer with. Also: how to deal with the loneliness of isolation, autism and intimacy, why your cheerfulness may impact people you don’t even know and Alie’s first kiss.