Love + Evolution: Live in Madison

The Majestic Theater in Madison

Jim Gill (WPR)

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Original Air Date: 
February 26, 2017

There’s arguably no greater mystery than who we fall for. Why do some romances fizzle out, while others flourish, and grow into lifelong companionship?  What can science reveal about lust, romance, and compassion? In a live show recorded onstage from the Majestic Theater in Madison, To the Best of Our Knowledge, in partnership with the Center for Humans and Nature, explored the science of love.

The Wild World of Animal Sex

Carin Bondar
Video

Biologist Carin Bondar has devoted her career to exploring the myriad ways animals mate in the wild, and shared a few of the ingenious ways animals find each other, breed, and rear offspring.

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7:51

The Joy of ‘Catching Flies’

Dasha Kelly Hamilton
Video

Performer Dasha Kelly Hamilton explains why all women need to be intimately familiar with the challenge and thrill of catching a fly.

Length: 
5:19

Finding Love With 36 Simple Questions

Love in 36 Questions
Video

Can you fall in love with anyone?  Maybe, if you ask the right questions.

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5:42

The New Science of Sexual Fluidity

Anne Strainchamps and Lisa Diamond
Video

Psychologist Lisa Diamond offers a radical new understanding of sexual orientation, arguing that it’s much more fluid than previously believed.

Length: 
12:24

Comedian Esteban Touma on Love, Marriage and Squirrels

Esteban Touma
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Comedian Esteban Touma reflects on love and marriage, and reveals how squirrels explain the mysteries of evolution.

Length: 
5:34

What’s Love Got To Do With Evolution?

Steve Paulson, Jeff Schloss and David Sloan Wilson
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Evolutionary biologists Jeff Schloss and David Sloan Wilson joined Steve Paulson to explore how group selection can explain altruism.

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18:56

A Single Throat and Four Appendages Attempting to Multiply Like Cells

Asumaya
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Our musical guest for this hour, Asumaya, talks about how one person can play the music of a full band.

An Evolving Look at Love

Audience at Love+Evolution
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We're asking listeners to show us what brings love into their lives. Share yours on Instagram by tagging it #TTBOOK.

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February 26, 2017
February 10, 2018
February 09, 2019
February 15, 2020
Guests: 

Carin Bondar

Biologist
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Dasha Kelly Hamilton

Dasha Kelly Hamilton

Performer
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Lisa Diamond

Lisa Diamond

Psychologist
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Esteban Touma

Esteban Touma

Comedian
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Jeff Schloss

Biologist
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David Sloan Wilson

David Sloan Wilson

Evolutionary Biologist
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Asumaya

Luke Bassuener (Asumaya)

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Last modified: 
April 20, 2020