SOURCES: music: http://soundcloud.com/jakechudnow Triangular theory of love: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_theory_of_love Measuring passionate love paper: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~elain...
========== Hey, Vsauce.
Michael here.And I'm in Los Angeles, but today we're going
to talk about love.You can't buy love, but what if you could?
I mean, what if I had a machine that couldmake you fall in love with someone for the
rest of your life?What should I charge for the use of that machine?
Well, we should, first of all, be clear aboutwhat we mean when we say "love."
I'm not talking about the love you have foryour BFFs or your love for your family or
your love of learning.I'm also not talking about lust, an immediate
attraction we have towards other people mediatedby hormones like testosterone and oestrogen.
I'm talking about what happens later, whenyou begin to associate an immediate reward
with one othe...