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Susana Martinez-Conde & Stephen Macknik: The Need to Believe

September 7, 2018

Married neuroscientists Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik are surprised by what they learn when they investigate deception at a psychic convention.

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In Neuroscience Tags Susana Martinez-Conde, Stephen Macknik, pair stories, couple, neuroscience, superstition

Heather Berlin and Baba Brinkman: Subliminal Images of Love

July 6, 2018

Seemingly incompatible, neuroscientist Heather Berlin and rapper Baba Brinkman try to use science to figure out if they belong together anyway.

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In Neuroscience Tags Heather Berlin, Baba Brinkman, neuroscience, music, rap, relationships, love, couple, pair stories

Thom & Skylar Young-Bayer: The Captain Is Always Right

September 8, 2017

Marine biologist Skylar Bayer and first mate Thom Young find love on a boat.

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In Marine Biology Tags love, relationships, ship, ocean, Thom Young-Bayer, Skylar Young-Bayer, couple, pair stories

Neer Asherie & Deborah Berebichez: My Second Love, After Physics

July 28, 2017

Two physicists, Neer Asherie and Deborah Berebichez, find love after thirteen years.

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In Physics Tags physics, Neer Asherie, Deborah Berebichez, love, college, grad school, two-body problem, couple, pair stories

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