The science of attraction - Dawn Maslar

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    Romantic chemistry is all about warm, gooey feelings that gush from the deepest depths of the heart...right? Not quite. Actually, the real boss behind attraction is your brain, which runs through a very quick, very complex series of calculations when assessing a potential partner. Dawn Maslar explores how our five senses contribute to this mating game, citing some pretty wild studies along the way.
    Lesson by Dawn Maslar, animation by TOGETHER.

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  • @aimeemarie7026
    @aimeemarie7026 Před 6 lety +19841

    *talks to crush*
    Me: I hope his nose liked my pheromones

  • @diongzonfrenzelroan6184
    @diongzonfrenzelroan6184 Před 5 lety +17701

    People: Love comes from the heart.
    Brain: Am i a joke to you?

  • @ives6622
    @ives6622 Před 4 lety +2837

    "long lustrous hair or scar free skin"
    Me: then explain to me why I'm still attracted to Zuko

  • @jolez_4869
    @jolez_4869 Před 6 lety +1178

    The formula of attaction is F=G((m1*m2)/r^2), where G is gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are masses of the object and r is the distance between them.

    • @maeo7792
      @maeo7792 Před 4 lety +47

      It seems universal gravitation formula👀

    • @maeo7792
      @maeo7792 Před 4 lety +5

      It seems universal gravitation formula 👀

    • @sweettea3879
      @sweettea3879 Před 4 lety +21

      Sophomore year Physics helped me understand and chuckle😄

    • @courageadesanya847
      @courageadesanya847 Před 3 lety +16

      I get gravitational force.... Causes an attraction between two celestial bodies mahd guy 😂

    • @PriyankaYadav-uz6og
      @PriyankaYadav-uz6og Před 3 lety +44

      That means I should gain weight to attract people 😂😂

  • @achille295
    @achille295 Před 7 lety +20470

    Lesson: girls, if you wanna attract a guy remember to wear the same shirt 3 days in a row while ovulating

    • @mummykirishima6522
      @mummykirishima6522 Před 7 lety +763

      Ok

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin Před 7 lety +713

      But females only ovulate one day, and the ovule is dead after 24 hours.

    • @shannonlorraine7561
      @shannonlorraine7561 Před 7 lety +58

      And y is dat?

    • @favourolufemi2571
      @favourolufemi2571 Před 7 lety +232

      pissicutza09 mine last for 2 days instead of 1 so does that mean I have super eggs
      probably my "super power"...imagine if there was an actual power like that

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin Před 7 lety +67

      Favour Olufemi But how do you know it lastef for two days? o.O

  • @georgeszweden9497
    @georgeszweden9497 Před 8 lety +18236

    The more I warch TED the more i think I'm a psychopath.

    • @EB-up9uv
      @EB-up9uv Před 8 lety +83

      +George Szweden LOL. explain?

    • @e.w3935
      @e.w3935 Před 8 lety +50

      +George Szweden Time to seek help then

    • @AnniekaaRooos
      @AnniekaaRooos Před 8 lety +321

      I felt the same way after this video 😂 I'm not often attracted to someone. Actualy haven't been in a year I guess. I guess there's something wrong with me haha!

    • @Fig_8
      @Fig_8 Před 7 lety +11

      same .

    • @nutellafoxvideos7350
      @nutellafoxvideos7350 Před 7 lety +463

      *slides back into the Asexual corner*

  • @karmanatorjangpangi6520
    @karmanatorjangpangi6520 Před 5 lety +548

    I explained this to my girlfriend, she now thinks that I'm an emotionless, hearless and feelingless human being. Thank you science.

  • @RoshniS
    @RoshniS Před 2 lety +395

    actually the fact that romance is so scientific is beautiful because your entire body is part of this. It's like every part of your body is in tandem with your thoughts

    • @krypticunlimited6925
      @krypticunlimited6925 Před rokem +2

      my thoughts exactly

    • @fartpotatoes
      @fartpotatoes Před rokem +6

      There are studies being done that our thoughts and memories can be stored throughout our body.

    • @LilXancheX
      @LilXancheX Před 9 měsíci

      @@fartpotatoeskinda like a soul ❤️

  • @chroprs
    @chroprs Před 7 lety +12423

    A LOT of people here are completely forgetting that attraction is much more complicated than this. No matter how perfect a person might be to me scientifically, if they start insulting me then I'm not going to be attracted to them.

    • @albacorona2472
      @albacorona2472 Před 7 lety +73

      +David Perrier 😂

    • @PrimereOfficial
      @PrimereOfficial Před 7 lety +46

      David Perrier 😂😂😂💀💀

    • @udi112
      @udi112 Před 6 lety +404

      actually this video is very misleading. pheromones are the least important component in human attraction. they don't want to show you the real data because that will hurt alot of feelings

    • @adnarim8571
      @adnarim8571 Před 6 lety +112

      what's the real data or where can i find it

    • @backflip3794
      @backflip3794 Před 6 lety +290

      What if they make garlic bread? Good quality garlic bread.

  • @NeonAtary777
    @NeonAtary777 Před 8 lety +4671

    actually that makes it even more romantic ! knowing that not only my eyes or heart are falling in love but also my nose and immune system did too 😍

    • @NeonAtary777
      @NeonAtary777 Před 8 lety +50

      ***** 😂😂 but still romantic

    • @ChestersonJack
      @ChestersonJack Před 7 lety +133

      Same tbh. Just because it's a series of chemicals doesn't make it any less magical.

    • @SooBeautyFull
      @SooBeautyFull Před 7 lety +70

      Aw that's a cute way to put it

    • @icysnow57cold64
      @icysnow57cold64 Před 3 lety +33

      Also, I heard that most people can live a life without romance and can still be happy. But most of the time, if someone doesn't have any platonic friends in their life, it can effect them really bad mentally; much worse than living a life without a romantic partner. In today's world, less people are dating and getting married now, and they seem to be more happy being single rather than being in romantic relationship with someone.
      Also, You're going to have a much deeper spoken understanding and connection with your best friend than you are with a romantic partner or spouse.
      So those are other reasons why romantic love isn't real or special, while platonic love is.

    • @icysnow57cold64
      @icysnow57cold64 Před 3 lety +8

      And also, it seems that fathers usually hate it whenever their daughter gets a boyfriend (even if the boyfriend is a good guy), and it seems that they often hate the idea of their daughter dating, and many fathers seem against the idea of their daughters dating. There are even shirts made for daughters that say "I'M NOT ALLOWED TO EVER DATE" and shirts made for fathers that say "DADS AGAINST DAUGHTERS DATING".
      Brothers also tend to act the same way that fathers do whenever their sister gets a boyfriend (even if the boyfriend is a good guy). It seems brothers (like fathers) hate the idea of their sisters dating.
      So it seems that most fathers don't ever want their daughters to find love and be in a romantic relationship with someone, and it also seems that most brothers don't ever want their sisters to find love and be in a romantic relationship with someone.
      So those could also be other reasons why the concept of romantic relationships isn't a good thing because of how protective fathers and brothers tend to be whenever their daughter or sister dates someone.

  • @RaggedyRosemary
    @RaggedyRosemary Před rokem +25

    i never liked this boy in my class before but one day i had to pass this worksheet to him and he said 'thankyou'. and for some reason i just started swooning over him after that moment

  • @oddrii_malenchki
    @oddrii_malenchki Před 3 lety +174

    "Enhances your Memory"
    Me: Imma get a boyfriend soon so I can memorize Math Equations

  • @Liusila
    @Liusila Před 10 lety +6359

    Better practice my high-pitched breathy voice then...

    • @Liusila
      @Liusila Před 9 lety +188

      That's so insanely clever and witty. Absolutely impressive, comedy platinum right here.

    • @elitgunz2459
      @elitgunz2459 Před 9 lety +303

      Liusila kind of explain why girls talk to me with batman voice

    • @Liusila
      @Liusila Před 9 lety +146

      Elit Gunz
      They just haven't gotten the "high-pitched" part right yet! Or maybe you find yourself in the wrong type of a bar too often...

    • @matthewjamesmjw4172
      @matthewjamesmjw4172 Před 8 lety +12

      +Liusila HA

    • @longstoryshortisurvived
      @longstoryshortisurvived Před 6 lety +13

      Liusila LMAO

  • @ChrisCarries_EDC
    @ChrisCarries_EDC Před 9 lety +2107

    Never mind about personality then

    • @ErikaVelasquez0319
      @ErikaVelasquez0319 Před 9 lety +340

      LFCzeppelin8 the video talks about attraction, not falling in love.

    • @lbc5201
      @lbc5201 Před 5 lety +14

      mcatv she could be ur mother

    • @Quebonitoeslobonito123
      @Quebonitoeslobonito123 Před 5 lety +15

      LFCzeppelin8 That’s the more psychological than physiological part.

    • @jestersudz6085
      @jestersudz6085 Před 4 lety +3

      i think this means by appearence soley. like first impressions i guess.

    • @nadinek8272
      @nadinek8272 Před 3 lety +14

      Looks make us fall in love, personality makes us stay in love.

  • @zydhas2838
    @zydhas2838 Před 4 lety +101

    It's funny because it's often looked down upon, or perhaps not taken as seriously (even by me), but by this logic the purest relationships would actually be one's that start online or even more through anonymous site based interaction, as if a relationship forms only through an exchange of words, it means attraction is based fully on and through personality aspects, and no other depreciating factors. What a time to be alive.

    • @Elliyan4
      @Elliyan4 Před rokem +3

      funny isnt it

    • @mouhiazeck
      @mouhiazeck Před rokem +3

      Well that doesn't need this logic to make sense. I've been telling people this for ages.

    • @yakobelt
      @yakobelt Před rokem +18

      That depends on what the definition of “pure,” really is ...

    • @riocxy6060
      @riocxy6060 Před rokem +11

      no u cld fall in love with the idea of someone though

    • @creatrixZBD
      @creatrixZBD Před 2 měsíci +1

      No, smell is too important. Remember, most of it goes on below conscious level. You need actual physical presence. Plenty of online romances have died the moment the two people sat next to each other irl.

  • @moriweem
    @moriweem Před 4 lety +267

    When the teacher says to pick a partner and you and your best friend be like: 1:15

  • @aerowindwalker
    @aerowindwalker Před 10 lety +6070

    How do you explain that many people tend to be attracted to those who are not attracted in return?

    • @AltayHunter
      @AltayHunter Před 10 lety +267

      Confirmation bias.

    • @rxtr664
      @rxtr664 Před 10 lety +551

      So after watching the video, you came to the conclusion that if you're attracted to Angelina Jolie for instance, then Angelina should be attracted to you?!

    • @DawnMaslarTV
      @DawnMaslarTV Před 10 lety +348

      Aero, great question! My research shows that attraction is complex. We are attracted to both opposites and familiar at the same time. For example, someone needs to be familiar enough that we feel comfortable, yet at the same time we are naturally repulsed when someone is too close - such as the MHC molecules. Those factors can cause finding a suitable match challenging.

    • @Layonee
      @Layonee Před 10 lety +12

      DawnMaslarTV
      Hi!
      Do you have any papers published, based on your own research?

    • @Layonee
      @Layonee Před 10 lety +38

      Altay Hunter
      True. :)
      And some other interesting cognitive biases that might come along for that ride:
      Attentional bias, mere exposure effect, bandwagon effect, focalism, backfire effect, physical attractiveness stereotyping, selective perception, halo-effect, projection bias, etc. :P

  • @megabuster3940
    @megabuster3940 Před 8 lety +9859

    Definitely a better love story than TWILIGHT.

  • @ryanglennconda9349
    @ryanglennconda9349 Před 7 lety +66

    great presentation on the physiological processes of attraction. can't help but nod to every aspect of the senses' reactions. but of course, it's more than physiological, it's also psychological! :)

  • @BricksonSchwenn
    @BricksonSchwenn Před 6 lety +26

    "Try to remember that your entire body is playing matchmaker" - it's nice to know that my brain isn't the only responsible for my attraction to self destruction.

  • @vivianqing5708
    @vivianqing5708 Před 8 lety +3421

    even science proves that looks matters! FML

  • @MsLacieable
    @MsLacieable Před 8 lety +3174

    OK LETS KISS SOMEONE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS

    • @GamerRusith
      @GamerRusith Před 8 lety +343

      +Emily Ocean Your profile picture matches in perfectly.

    • @RajShekhar-jy2zi
      @RajShekhar-jy2zi Před 7 lety +7

      GamerRusith both comments got even number of likes o.o

    • @nctifyy3987
      @nctifyy3987 Před 5 lety +6

      kiss kim lip

    • @choutzuyu8915
      @choutzuyu8915 Před 5 lety +6

      So this is why TWICE's Sana is always kissing the members (and other girls too) lol

    • @han3695
      @han3695 Před 4 lety +3

      Orbits everywhere i go

  • @chaapaa179
    @chaapaa179 Před 4 lety +3

    All i can say is who ever was narrating this got one of the most comforting voice I've ever heard.

  • @hii_im_trash7315
    @hii_im_trash7315 Před 3 lety +23

    "your entire body is playing matchmaker to try to figure out if that beautiful stranger is right for you"

  • @Wikibig
    @Wikibig Před 8 lety +6371

    Cries because I'm a girl with short hair and acne Fml lol

    • @coffeline3169
      @coffeline3169 Před 8 lety +597

      +Vicki Z. I bet you're still pretty just the way you are :)

    • @Zokalex
      @Zokalex Před 8 lety +24

      +Roadkill lol

    • @TacoMastersAssociation
      @TacoMastersAssociation Před 8 lety +153

      +Roadkill This comment is so cringeworthy. Why do people try to make others feel better even though they make the situation worse? Someone give me a loaded gun quick.

    • @coffeline3169
      @coffeline3169 Před 8 lety +236

      TacoMasters Association I'm sorry if my comment made you cringe but how did that make the situation worse?

    • @seleniarossen2636
      @seleniarossen2636 Před 8 lety +23

      +Isabella Atkins 👌👌👌

  • @sashrill
    @sashrill Před 7 lety +2107

    dont you just love when most all scientific evidence (and personal experience) backs your insecurities associated with your poor skin complexion.

    • @jedidiahslaboda5620
      @jedidiahslaboda5620 Před 6 lety +24

      Well... selective breeding will most certainly kill you off then... brilliant

    • @juliaprohaska9295
      @juliaprohaska9295 Před 5 lety +75

      It's way more complicated than portrayed in the video.
      Looks are the short term part of attraction and you can do without them. The long-term and way more important part is your compatibility in terms of personality.
      My boyfriend didn't notice me romantically when we first met because of my terrible skin. But because we have a lot in common, we quickly became best friends until that turned into something else.
      If you stay true to your values and your personality, one day the right person will come along and they will fall for you, no matter your looks.

    • @mrs.potatohead8471
      @mrs.potatohead8471 Před 5 lety +31

      When you like someone a lot, their apperance doesn't matter. The personality shines through. 💕

    • @jody8466
      @jody8466 Před 4 lety +1

      I bet u smell good though lol

    • @blueorchid9455
      @blueorchid9455 Před 3 lety +19

      it's more like a generalization I believe, it doesn't apply to everyone in the same way. people who I deemed attractive were not conventionally good looking once I got to know them i was like" huh he looks nice". I don't have the drive to be in romantic relationships nor do I seem to be physically attracted to others as much as other people do(crushes and all of that) but once I encounter a personality that is nice then I perceive their overall image as such. I doubt I'm the only one as other commenters said similar things...so yeah don't worry too much about it

  • @ShineeB2UTY123
    @ShineeB2UTY123 Před 2 lety +44

    “Men prefer high-pitched breathy voices…”
    Meanwhile me: [insert Morgan Freeman voice here]

  • @pagcasmayeth8251
    @pagcasmayeth8251 Před 3 lety +4

    This is by far the most interesting TED-Ed video that I had watched.

  • @millertyme1st
    @millertyme1st Před 7 lety +2167

    all these Yellow Submarine characters creepy as'f

    • @elmehdialouha204
      @elmehdialouha204 Před 7 lety +2

      Тhее ЕD ссurе usеd bу Cаsanоvа himsеlf => twitter.com/d8e9b320865db6f5c/status/804602507225808896 ТТТhe sciееnсе of аttrаctiоn Dааwn Маslaar

    • @pauliscute8697
      @pauliscute8697 Před 7 lety +4

      Josh Miller jeremy ❤️

    • @babyface665
      @babyface665 Před 6 lety

      Josh Miller Yessssss

    • @mafic3351
      @mafic3351 Před 6 lety

      Indeed.

    • @dani09eveline
      @dani09eveline Před 6 lety

      Damn that’s what I’m saying

  • @Kangenshi
    @Kangenshi Před 10 lety +2966

    Can we hear about the science behind homosexual attraction and asexual... non-attraction?

    • @DawnMaslarTV
      @DawnMaslarTV Před 10 lety +200

      Kangenshi,
      Researchers are just starting to look into neuroscience of this. I would expect some interesting findings in the next few years.

    • @RainbowLove74
      @RainbowLove74 Před 10 lety +247

      I'm lesbian and can feel my senses tingling if I am near an attractive woman,my ex girlfriend whom I had a great passion with always said she noticed my pupils dilate and eyes go shiny when she looked at me.

    • @7777stine
      @7777stine Před 10 lety +6

      g0phuckyourself why thank my fellow moron with an odd name... Any animal that displays such behavior is due to hormonal changes and or pheromone of the opposite sex detected on the same sex...

    • @Kangenshi
      @Kangenshi Před 10 lety +164

      Stine Newton What's completely unnatural is to be that stupid. If you want to revert to the era of living in the "jungle male n female", as you put it, then by all means, go live in the Amazon, away from technology, cities, vehicles, and everything else outside of the realm of the perfectly ideal "jungle male n female". Attraction is not simply limited to primal instincts. Numerous factors, including societal and cultural upbringings, personality, interests, intelligence, success, feelings of security, and much more play into attraction. You act like people just go around fucking each other and hope that a baby eventually pops out and homosexual individuals expect the same thing to happen.

    • @RainbowLove74
      @RainbowLove74 Před 10 lety +204

      Stine Newton
      Where and how did I exactly did I "learn" my homosexual behavior,when I grew up surrounded my heterosexuals?

  • @sazdc3343
    @sazdc3343 Před 6 lety +12

    Dunno about the rest of ya'll, but as an advocate of the sciences, I think this explanation amplifies the romance rather than making it seem cold or stoic

  • @Zeraora_
    @Zeraora_ Před rokem +9

    Also, when people are in love, it is easy for them to ignore all the bad traits of that person and focus on only the good ones. That's why people tend to ignore the red flags when they're in love. Their guiders(Parents/siblings/guardians) can easily tell if that person is good for you but being in love, you tend to ignore what they're saying. So, PLEASE PLEASE, Listen to your parents if they say "I don't think he/she is good for you." Ask for reasons and please listen to them..

  • @Amisimihsah
    @Amisimihsah Před 7 lety +729

    I was already in love with my boyfriend before we kissed. We were crazy attracted to each other. I can't imagine that I possibly wouldn't have liked him after we kissed. I don' think that would've have been possible with the chemistry we already had. The funny thing is people have said we look alike. We're even of different ethnicities. 5 years later and I love him more than life.

    • @milkstache6136
      @milkstache6136 Před 5 lety +15

      u still together ?

    • @milkstache6136
      @milkstache6136 Před 4 lety +5

      @Thanos teaaa also how tf did you get tsars lol

    • @jetblackhair92
      @jetblackhair92 Před 4 lety +12

      Let me guess rich average looking white man and poor pretty immigrant Asian chick 😒😂

    • @polarbear7
      @polarbear7 Před 3 lety +7

      U guys still together? 😁

    • @jihad456
      @jihad456 Před 3 lety +5

      So did he cheat on you? That's why you aren't replying anymore.

  • @RinoaL
    @RinoaL Před 10 lety +414

    i love the animation style of his video. reminds me of schoolhouse rock or suburban harmony

    • @sgtlonly6145
      @sgtlonly6145 Před 5 lety +6

      Rinoa Super-Genius the yellow submarine from the Beatles

    • @zach4718
      @zach4718 Před 5 lety

      Pavo gaming/Tru moo 47 I wasn’t the only one who thought that!

    • @mcfly4959
      @mcfly4959 Před 4 lety +1

      looks like yellow submarine

  • @meaghanlu1919
    @meaghanlu1919 Před 4 lety +48

    2:16
    So. . . you're telling me men prefer women with voices like Dolores Umbridge's

  • @jasonng04
    @jasonng04 Před 7 lety +69

    Attraction is not love.

    • @jasonng04
      @jasonng04 Před 7 lety +10

      ***** No it isn't. Love is a deep affection that you do manually. You only choose to show affection to someone. This is why a lot of people break up or divorce as their view on love is warped & think it is only attraction which can only last so long. Once that attraction is over you need to show affection that will keep a bond between both of you which you YOURSELF need to do. Love isn't automatic. Only you choose to love. This is the same with emotions which are mostly manual but sometimes automatic. But you need to choose to stay happy. But that is happiness. So stay happy & show affection to everyone (^-^)

    • @jasonng04
      @jasonng04 Před 7 lety +3

      ***** Well of course it is something which you have to train. As I have as well. (^^)

    • @antonioharris125
      @antonioharris125 Před 7 lety

      Agreed, Sophie.

    • @daPvta
      @daPvta Před 7 lety +7

      Attraction is the starting point. It doesn't have to be *physical* attraction, though.

  • @RacecarsAndRicefish
    @RacecarsAndRicefish Před 9 lety +518

    I just wanna say I loved the animation in this. It's stellar

    • @dan-gy4vu
      @dan-gy4vu Před 8 lety +6

      the human characters are creepy tho

    • @Guill0rtiz
      @Guill0rtiz Před 8 lety +17

      looks like a scene from yellow submarine

    • @krimson6605
      @krimson6605 Před 8 lety

      +waawamellon looks like a scene from power puff girls

    • @imkabochan
      @imkabochan Před 8 lety

      +pcakes It's great. Sometimes it lookes kinda creepy though ._.

    • @NDNBABE
      @NDNBABE Před 8 lety +2

      +Guillermo Ortíz Im pretty sure :39 is the no where man

  • @helsiclife
    @helsiclife Před 8 lety +963

    It would be interesting to analyze how a bisexual mind reacts to the stimuli. I like certain types of women and certain types of men, so how does it work?.

    • @RamblesWorkshop
      @RamblesWorkshop Před 7 lety +146

      more or less what i was thinking, not to mention what does this say about Asexual people?

    • @rhyderrek6155
      @rhyderrek6155 Před 7 lety +87

      As an asexual myself,I have no desire to engage in sexual intercourse, to me it is no different than sneezing or your leg jerking when something hits your knee

    • @Ice.muffin
      @Ice.muffin Před 7 lety +20

      Oh, I've been wondering for some time, how do you know you're asexual? Do you feel nothing when your partner touches or kisses you, no emotion, no physical desire at all? What is the romantic world like to asexuals?

    • @RamblesWorkshop
      @RamblesWorkshop Před 7 lety +81

      pissicutza09 While im not asexual i feel it might be worth noting that Romantics and sexuality are two separate things, you can be romantically attracted to someone without wanting sex.
      Physical contact of any sort in a relationship can feel good for both parties and both may want it but asexuality just means that the person may not feel the sexual desire for other people.
      Or you can be aromantic asexual where you simply wish for companionship. its a spectrum.

    • @ziziwai6572
      @ziziwai6572 Před 7 lety +5

      Garrsus So then what do you call a person who is attracted to the opposite sex, and does want Physical Contact, but not to the point of sexual intercourse? Is it just called being abstinent forever?

  • @sweetlittledumpling9534

    The person who spoke in this ted talk has a very pleasing voice to listen to

  • @alatus5779
    @alatus5779 Před 5 lety +4

    Love the 70's vibe! Great video as usual :)

  • @janevah2005
    @janevah2005 Před 9 lety +50

    I'm glad that it was mentioned at the beginning that attraction starts with the eyes and that's cultural/socially determined.

  • @oro7114
    @oro7114 Před 7 lety +394

    "Scar free skin" gutted

    • @shawnawallace4582
      @shawnawallace4582 Před 4 lety +3

      😭

    • @kateri7404
      @kateri7404 Před 3 lety +8

      Me staring at my acne scars at the mirror

    • @jak.cr1ym
      @jak.cr1ym Před 3 lety +3

      Bro I have a scar cutting through my left eyebrow so my left eyebrow is split apart a little bit fml

    • @majlordag1889
      @majlordag1889 Před 2 lety +5

      Many people actually find scars attractive

  • @AnastasiaBdrs
    @AnastasiaBdrs Před 3 lety +9

    This was one of the best videos I've seen in CZcams for the past 5 years.
    Good job 👏🏻

  • @malinisinha5197
    @malinisinha5197 Před 2 lety +2

    I don't find this idea cold .
    Knowing this makes me feel that emotions are so real and practical ....

  • @ilovekitkats
    @ilovekitkats Před 10 lety +1102

    Appreciate the vid but I am very conscious of the heteronormativity at play here.

    • @ArakkAttack
      @ArakkAttack Před 10 lety +546

      Hetero is normal, in the sense that it's statistically dominant. So what's the problem?

    • @MsDinoGal
      @MsDinoGal Před 10 lety +612

      This is about the science of reproductive attraction. That requires a male and a female.

    • @xdeser2949
      @xdeser2949 Před 10 lety +106

      Before I said something akin to "Theres nothing wrong with homosexuality or bisexuality but its not normal"
      I edited it when my understanding of the topic changed. "Normality" is not the majority.
      I 100% understand your point here, and I think I unintentionally spread a kind of homophobia thats popular on the internet.

    • @DarkblueRadiance
      @DarkblueRadiance Před 10 lety +46

      In the end, everybody likes what they like.

    • @EdouardTavinor
      @EdouardTavinor Před 10 lety +163

      MsDinoGal The title of the video is the science of attraction. Not the science of reproductive attraction, nor any other particular sort of attraction.

  • @toitd5258
    @toitd5258 Před 8 lety +513

    3:35 "Because I took your pulse. Elevated. Your pupils dilated." Anyone?

  • @millennialtypecasts6969
    @millennialtypecasts6969 Před 3 lety +1

    can we take a second to appreciate this channel and the animators

  • @yato3520
    @yato3520 Před 4 lety +30

    *about to propose*
    WAIT
    *gives hot cup of coffee*
    There! No way to fail now!

  • @danielortega494
    @danielortega494 Před 8 lety +115

    My limbs are cold as fck

  • @tschilpi
    @tschilpi Před 7 lety +49

    I remember when I walked with this girl I was really attracted to it felt like the world was fading out around us and it was just us two.. now I know why lol. I wonder whether it's a mutual feeling, like when you have that tunnel vision the other person does so too. I remember when we talked she seemed to completely ignore her friends around us.

  • @anonymousmonkey9491
    @anonymousmonkey9491 Před 7 lety +22

    that artwork though, what the heck...I don't know why but it made me think of hippies

  • @rubyamateurtactician4354
    @rubyamateurtactician4354 Před 2 lety +8

    As an asexual, who wouldn't know attraction if it hit me in the face, this video was very helpful. Now I'll know if attraction ever hits me in the face!

  • @GoldenKingStudio
    @GoldenKingStudio Před 8 lety +102

    I can only imagine what the people facing that study were told.
    "Okay, I need you to smell this shirt really well, and then spit in this vial. Wait, where are you going? Of course this is a real test!"

    • @parkseonghwa8761
      @parkseonghwa8761 Před 2 lety +1

      I've seen it in bbc program 🤣they were actually awkward looking

  • @iJAARS
    @iJAARS Před 10 lety +457

    Those animations are a bit creepy >.

  • @patelharshita777
    @patelharshita777 Před rokem

    It gave the clarity and real knowledge of attraction instead of mere philosophies.
    With help of this video,I would be able to handle attraction

  • @gnatscrafts
    @gnatscrafts Před 6 lety +42

    This is really interesting, but I'd love to know why some people find different people attractive (I like someone someone that most of my friends think is unattractive), and also how this all works for lgbt individuals.

  • @AvatarTTfan
    @AvatarTTfan Před 7 lety +215

    how do you explain long distance relationship, have never met but they fall in love?

    • @ARiverCryMe
      @ARiverCryMe Před 7 lety +59

      They are talking about general sexual attraction, correlated with the instinct to reproduce and continue the genetic line; not love, an intimate emotional connection with another person.

    • @AvatarTTfan
      @AvatarTTfan Před 7 lety +17

      but there is still a sexual attraction in distance relationships right? so, any kind of sexual attraction like for example your favorite idol who you've never met but boy u wanna get under the sheets

    • @ali8922
      @ali8922 Před 7 lety +39

      well that's illusion. although your sense of sight and sound is obviously agreeing and you very well may be attracted to the person irl if you knew them, since your body has no other way of percieving the person then your mind eventually just focuses on that specifically without having to sense anything else. so long story short, if you met the said person irl you may not be attracted to them at all or you may want to fuck them right then and there because you're so attracted to them that any other qualities you couldnt experience before are making your body act like it's in overdrive

    • @pingushit
      @pingushit Před 7 lety +8

      then the person is delusional and fell in love with the image of the person he/she has of the other. since your dp's an anime character, i'm thinking this might be a personal question.

    • @AvatarTTfan
      @AvatarTTfan Před 7 lety +4

      JARED you are judging someone from a profile pic that never bothered to change it in years

  • @shafickrahman88
    @shafickrahman88 Před 8 lety +92

    I double dare you to smell my t-shirt 😂😂😂

  • @asdfghjkl-so9vl
    @asdfghjkl-so9vl Před 7 lety

    i feel high binge watching all these videos from TED-Ed

  • @manjushwar468
    @manjushwar468 Před rokem

    Loved the animation and explanation!!

  • @ZoeyArielle
    @ZoeyArielle Před 7 lety +171

    Loved this! So informative

  • @cottonhare
    @cottonhare Před 7 lety +269

    My crush isn't attractive but super funny and we're good friends

    • @keepit4005
      @keepit4005 Před 7 lety +2

      Sugar Plum Queen I love that 😍 I feel u 100 on that

    • @rickyd3987
      @rickyd3987 Před 7 lety +9

      "She has a great personality"

    • @haanahk9789
      @haanahk9789 Před 5 lety

      Sophia Sengco nice

    • @finnishguy4002
      @finnishguy4002 Před 5 lety +1

      Damn youre a Queen fan! Thats cool!

    • @jerry1125
      @jerry1125 Před 4 lety +1

      @@partlycloudy2526 after he reads your reply: *starts crying*

  • @BobF510
    @BobF510 Před 7 měsíci +1

    This is unique and engaging. A book I read with similar scope was also one-of-a-kind. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

  • @bhavikasaini490
    @bhavikasaini490 Před 4 lety

    this is my favourite video on the internet

  • @lilytoonk8
    @lilytoonk8 Před 8 lety +156

    So if someone is asexual, does that mean that their body just doesn't run these tests, or do they just not get attracted by any of these factors, plain and simple? And as for those who fall in love mainly based on personality, what is the science behind that? o:

    • @TurtleTime26
      @TurtleTime26 Před 8 lety +57

      +LilyToon Asexual people either don't run these tests or don't respond to them. It varies from person to person, depending on their genetics and other conditions.
      As for those who fall in love based on personality, they still very much run these tests---this science is merely for sexual and reproductive purposes---but human beings (as well as certain animals) also run additional tests to determine if the person/being they're interacting with is a candidate for a lifelong mate. It takes a while to run these tests, and they take place on both the cognitive and subconscious level, which is why it's generally a good idea to have been seeing a person for a while before considering dropping the question.

    • @lilytoonk8
      @lilytoonk8 Před 8 lety +8

      ***** Thank you for the answer! It definitely answered my questions very well!

    • @AbsolXGuardian
      @AbsolXGuardian Před 8 lety +37

      Aesuxals (most) still feel love and aesthic atraction (someone lookin hot), however they simply have no disire to have intercourse. That is why ace dating sites exist.

    • @MsL4Vi
      @MsL4Vi Před 8 lety +2

      +LilyToon Fall in love =/= attraction

    • @matthiasgamboa7331
      @matthiasgamboa7331 Před 8 lety +11

      Myself being an Asexual i can say i do run these test but when it comes down to the sex part it's just like simply no attraction at all, also it depends on the person too.

  • @Bezeoner
    @Bezeoner Před 8 lety +7

    I'm going to wear the same shirt 3 days in a row now! Thanks for the tip!!!

  • @roselereau6981
    @roselereau6981 Před 4 lety

    This animation is outstanding

  • @mousethehuman7179
    @mousethehuman7179 Před 2 lety +7

    the experiment with the hot and iced coffee can't be cited as evidence. as psychology students we actually tried replicating it in fourth semester and as other replications before us, found no connection between physical warmth and perception of strangers. The original set up wasn't clearly described too, so who knows what they measured

  • @frekouille5563
    @frekouille5563 Před 8 lety +3

    Mate, your videos are so awesome, can't get enough of this. Such a good work ! keep going.

  • @zudnughitaf4785
    @zudnughitaf4785 Před 8 lety +3

    with just one word:PERFECT

  • @lenvillafuerte7343
    @lenvillafuerte7343 Před 7 lety +5

    One time there was this guy that would always make me laugh and we have so much in common

  • @LeRoySlim
    @LeRoySlim Před 2 lety +2

    Man this JUST happened to me - as clinical as the description may be the FEELING is STILL LIFE-ALTERING.

    • @eylul4831
      @eylul4831 Před rokem

      eyoo is it still happening to u?

  • @VivianValeriena
    @VivianValeriena Před 7 lety +459

    What does it means by wide formant spacing voice?

    • @shivaanumahendrarajan5668
      @shivaanumahendrarajan5668 Před 7 lety +16

      slow?
      idk tho...

    • @pingushit
      @pingushit Před 7 lety +90

      it means, pretending to have mental blocks and stuttering often when speaking to guys. try it!

    • @VivianValeriena
      @VivianValeriena Před 7 lety +14

      JARED is it something like marilyn monroe? 😂

    • @metin2vevo308
      @metin2vevo308 Před 6 lety +5

      why grammar is?

    • @Smiae
      @Smiae Před 6 lety +55

      Formants are acoustical properties of the voice. They are certain frequencies (the scientific term for "pitch") that resonate with our vocal tract (the space between our mouth and voice box) when we speak. You could say that they are certain frequencies that get a boost in intensity (i.e. volume) when we shape our mouths in different ways and our ability to detect them allows us to recognize different vowels. Look up spectrogram images of formants and you'll see them. The video is talking about a kind of speech that makes these formants space apart widely rather than cluster together. Does this help?

  • @PerpetualJoy
    @PerpetualJoy Před 8 lety +16

    I actually really like this. It's frustrating being attracted to someone you know you don't actually like and so it's like now I understand that a little more and don't feel as bad about it. Still sucks sometimes but my brain is just doing it's job I guess.

  • @a.rustici1972
    @a.rustici1972 Před 3 lety +1

    I liked the ending speech. That was nice. :).

  • @zoey_r
    @zoey_r Před 2 lety +5

    Next thing I know I'm down a rabbit hole watching 30 of these in a row

  • @lauraheidorn4767
    @lauraheidorn4767 Před 8 lety +3

    It's true. The first kiss is very important in deciding if you are attracted to someone initially and want to continue a relationship with them. I was initially attracted to someone but as soon as they started initiating kissing me I was turned off completely. I had never felt that before in my life. I was so confused.

  • @leekshooter4825
    @leekshooter4825 Před 8 lety +26

    I swear I'm slowly turning into a sociopath

  • @elenachen3620
    @elenachen3620 Před 4 lety +13

    Maybe it's good that we are more "cold and scientific" in our understanding of love than romantic - placing unrealistic expectations on one person

  • @ignaciogranata6311
    @ignaciogranata6311 Před 4 lety

    The Best narrator ever

  • @bigd0102294
    @bigd0102294 Před 8 lety +8

    I find this to be just as poetic as the "warm sensation in the heart" explanation of love.

  • @EuropasOcean
    @EuropasOcean Před 10 lety +6

    such a great video!

  • @whogoes_4113
    @whogoes_4113 Před 2 lety +1

    this is such a lovely video

  • @louisjohnson3888
    @louisjohnson3888 Před 6 lety

    I love this narrators voice

  • @angelakorodi5795
    @angelakorodi5795 Před 2 lety +9

    "People never forget their first kiss."
    Me, who was drunk at that time: well budy, what was your name again? 🙂

  • @owendilaurentis878
    @owendilaurentis878 Před 8 lety +33

    Shit im scared now

  • @mel10292
    @mel10292 Před 6 lety +1

    this is so beautiful. thank you

  • @thunganang2249
    @thunganang2249 Před 4 lety +1

    I've just finish my Immunology course and we did learn about MHC molecules, but in a totally different context :D

  • @NabilaAbouGhanem
    @NabilaAbouGhanem Před 9 lety +3

    You could put a psychedelic disco song to this vid and it'd match perfectly. Kudos to the animator (TOGETHER)! *thumbs up!*

  • @nicolaskent399
    @nicolaskent399 Před 3 lety +47

    "My brain has run a thousand calculations a second, taking all my senses and crushing them into a formula, and it still says you're the right one for me." I'm not sure, my brain running math love still sounds pretty romantic to me

    • @miukiwey
      @miukiwey Před 3 lety +5

      if someone told me that I would at least consider them lmao
      that sounds extremely poetic, specially if they like science and this kinda stuff

  • @John83118
    @John83118 Před 6 měsíci

    I'm fascinated by the wisdom and depth in this piece. A book with similar subjects sparked a journey of personal and intellectual growth. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

  • @caothihien2090
    @caothihien2090 Před 5 lety

    i think that Ted-Ed is a good channel to learn English. I am a Vietnamese so I knew it

  • @dummydelicious4126
    @dummydelicious4126 Před 8 lety +30

    3:39 Lol I wanted to press "space" to split and eat all those blobs

  • @nubia6247
    @nubia6247 Před 8 lety +11

    What about when you first don't like someone but then later start to? Does it still work the same way?

  • @Marshmallowfog29
    @Marshmallowfog29 Před 4 lety +2

    That "Pupils dilate" part animation scared tf out of me lol

  • @awesomenessgear420
    @awesomenessgear420 Před 6 lety +1

    Never let anyone Limit you. Because You're Awesome!

  • @HamzaAnsari1425
    @HamzaAnsari1425 Před 8 lety +4

    I didn't realize TED existed back in the 70's, lol ;)

  • @Nidomy
    @Nidomy Před 9 lety +15

    What about gay people?
    What are the factors that determine attraction?
    Is there anything else than in-link-with-reproduction, or something replacing it?
    And sometimes gay men act like women and gay women act like men, is it for attracting the other mate? Or does it have nothing to do with.
    Or act they this way because of another factor and are attracted to the same sex, because they are both attracted to the same sex.
    And in the heterosexual way, some men are attracted to more mannish women, as some women are attracted by more womanish men.
    Is attraction by more manish or womanish people has a conection with in-link-with-reproduction? or is it just a consequences of the normal type? or are these things distinct.
    What about the other sexualities? What about the asexuality? Are they attracted without wanting sex?
    All that I know about me, being a gay is that I prefer mannish smells, instead of womanish smells.
    Maybe it's the same factors, but as a gay man research a man, the no-possibility to reproduce with, is not a problem. Because there are alternative or it's not important anymore. And so what is kept is not the finality of reproducing, but the means that uses reproducing to find a partner.
    Too many questions!!!!!!! Please answer as many as possible!!! :D

    • @vivanpaull
      @vivanpaull Před 9 lety +3

      ***** Gay people respond to pheromones the same way a straight person of the opposite gender would. In layman terms, being gay is when your "matchmaking system" thinks it can reproduce with someone of the same gender. The way people act and their exact preferences are unrelated.
      I can't comment on asexuality.

    • @Nidomy
      @Nidomy Před 9 lety

      Gerik Paull That's quite a good explaination. For asexuel people the problem is to know why they can fall in love and why they won't have sex at the same time. In the upper video, falling in love and have sex are pratically attached.

    • @vivanpaull
      @vivanpaull Před 9 lety

      ***** I guess there's three ways to look at it:
      a) Sexual attraction is only one of many components of love, asexual people just lack that one.
      b) What asexual people experience is more akin to how people would feel about their family or best friends rather than the romantic-find-someone-who-makes-good-babies love you and I experience.
      Option a is more politically correct, so let's go with that. :] The truth is we don't know shit about sexuality.

    • @Nidomy
      @Nidomy Před 9 lety

      Let's ask one! XD

    • @vivanpaull
      @vivanpaull Před 9 lety

      ***** But they're hard to find :[

  • @gaurav_gandhi
    @gaurav_gandhi Před 6 lety

    Lovely video !!
    Thanks

  • @hushpuppy3749
    @hushpuppy3749 Před 2 lety

    this helped a lot for some reason