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Episode 50: The Science of Heartbreak
Why Aren't You A Doctor Yet?
English - August 16, 2021 12:40 - 57 minutes - 46 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsScience Technology science tech technology comedy education black asian psychology british Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We're back for Episode 50!
Break ups can be hard for everyone but eventually, you get over them. Right?
This week, we take a deep dive into the world of relationships, neuroscience and medicine as we try to find out if science can answer the question: "can heartbreak actually break your heart?"
We jump into:
Coming to America (4:03)
Lockdown love lives (10:17)
Heartbreak heart damage & Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (18:25)
Is love is a drug? (25:55)
Can seeing your ex cause actually hurt you? (41:09)
Is there a rejection gene? (46:23)
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Extra reading:
https://www.cardiomyopathy.org/takotsubo-cardiomyopathy/intro
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jn.00784.2009
https://news.umich.edu/study-illuminates-the-pain-of-social-rejection/
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