Name: Love Evolved: Navigating Religious, Parasocial, and Technological Frontiers
Start: 2024-05-15T19:30:00
End: 2024-05-15T21:30:00
Location: The Oxford Retreat

Embark on a thought-provoking exploration into the ever-evolving landscape of love with Dr Anna Machin, an esteemed evolutionary anthropologist renowned for her groundbreaking research. In this engaging talk, Dr Machin delves into the dynamic nature of human love, drawing on two decades of scholarly inquiry to illuminate lesser-discussed facets of our emotional tapestry. Unlike other species, our capacity for love extends beyond the physical realm, encompassing both religious and parasocial love. Dr Machin unveils the fascinating mechanisms behind our ability to form emotional connections.

Future Love

Anna Machin (Evolutionary Anthropologist)

Love is not static but a constantly evolving phenomenon. In this talk evolutionary anthropologist Dr Anna Machin draws on two decades of research into human love to explore two less talked about aspects of our love lives: religious and parasocial love and the future of love. Unlike other animals our powerful brains enable us to love even when the object of our affection is not physically present enabling us to experience both religious and parasocial love (love of celebrity) while our drive to innovate means that our love lives are not immune to technological change – both AI and love drugs are on the horizon. Drawing on cutting edge research in neuroscience, psychology and genetics Anna will take you on a journey through the human brain, build a picture of the future and ask you to consider the ethical questions which arise when technology enters our intimate relationships.

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