Why you fall for the people you do, explained with peer-reviewed research. Then you ask the questions you'd never ask a friend.
Peer-reviewed science. Zero self-help clichés.
Prof Viren Swami
Professor of Social Psychology · Anglia Ruskin University
Ranked in the top 2% of most-cited scientists worldwide. Author of 300+ academic papers and three books including Attraction Explained and The Psychology of Physical Attraction. Leads the Wellbeing in Nature research hub. His work covers body image, attraction, mental health, and the benefits of nature.
Two topics, rotating
How geography, appearance, reciprocity and similarity affect who we fall for. Pick-up artist myths meet the evidence.
What love is across history and science, from psychoanalysis to neuroscience. Includes a personal love-style assessment.
What you get
Attraction and love, explained through peer-reviewed research.
Relationships and the patterns you keep repeating. Ask anything.
Science on the table, none of the formality.
A date night with something new to talk about.
How the night works
Order at the bar, find a seat. No formality.
Attraction and love, explained with evidence. Myths get busted.
The floor opens. No filter, no question off limits.
Good to know
A cold glass on the bar and a question you've carried for years: why do you fall for the people you do? Curious Hour is a psychology science night where research explains attraction and love. Prof Viren Swami, ranked in the top 2% of the world's most-cited scientists, walks through what the studies say about who we choose, from the pull of proximity to the role of similarity. No pick-up artist frameworks, no self-help platitudes. Evidence you can argue about on the way home. Then the floor opens.
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