Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel are two social psychologists who study the gears and levers of romantic relationships. What do people find attractive in a partner? How do relationships evolve over time? And critically, do romantic movies get any of this stuff right?
Paul and Eli host the podcast, Love Factually, which dissects popular romantic films from the standpoint of behavioral science. What do they get wrong? What do they get right?
On the show this month, we talk about the podcast, how scientists can study something like human love, and why people don’t quite know what they find attractive until they stumble upon it.
Originally released December 1, 2025
For more, head to this episode's webpage: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/you-dont-know-what-you-like-with-paul-eastwick-eli-finkel
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Opinion Science is a psychology podcast exploring the science of our opinions, where they come from and how they change. Each week I talk to social scientists and professional communicators about how the work they do reveals key insights about public opinion and persuasion.
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Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel are two social psychologists who study the gears and levers of romantic relationships. What do people find attractive in a partner? How do relationships evolve over time? And critically, do romantic movies get any of this stuff right?
Paul and Eli host the podcast, Love Factually, which dissects popular romantic films from the standpoint of behavioral science. What do they get wrong? What do they get right?
On the show this month, we talk about the podcast, how scientists can study something like human love, and why people don’t quite know what they find attractive until they stumble upon it.
Originally released December 1, 2025
For more, head to this episode's webpage: opinionsciencepodcast.com/episode/you-dont-know-what-you-like-with-paul-eastwick-eli-finkel
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Opinion Science is a psychology podcast exploring the science of our opinions, where they come from and how they change. Each week I talk to social scientists and professional communicators about how the work they do reveals key insights about public opinion and persuasion.
Follow this psychology podcast...
Website: opinionsciencepodcast.com
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/opinion-science/id1506227206
Twitter: twitter.com/OpinionSciPod
Facebook: facebook.com/OpinionSciPod
