Curious Hour: The Science of Attraction. Why We Fall for Who We Fall For.

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Why you fall for the people you do, explained with peer-reviewed research. Then you ask the questions you'd never ask a friend.

60 min, talk + Q&ADrink in hand18+

Peer-reviewed science. Zero self-help clichés.

Attraction & LoveLondon

Prof Viren Swami

Professor of Social Psychology · Anglia Ruskin University

Your expert

Ranked in the top 2% of most-cited scientists worldwide. Author of 300+ academic papers and three books including Attraction Explained and The Psychology of Physical Attraction. Leads the Wellbeing in Nature research hub. His work covers body image, attraction, mental health, and the benefits of nature.

Two topics, rotating

Attraction Explained

How geography, appearance, reciprocity and similarity affect who we fall for. Pick-up artist myths meet the evidence.

Love, Actually

What love is across history and science, from psychoanalysis to neuroscience. Includes a personal love-style assessment.

What you get

The science of who we fall for, and why

Attraction and love, explained through peer-reviewed research.

Open Q&A after the talk

Relationships and the patterns you keep repeating. Ask anything.

Bar atmosphere, drink in hand

Science on the table, none of the formality.

Couples, groups or solo

A date night with something new to talk about.

How the night works

1Grab a drink

Order at the bar, find a seat. No formality.

2The talk

Attraction and love, explained with evidence. Myths get busted.

3Ask anything

The floor opens. No filter, no question off limits.

Good to know

Duration60 minutesTalk followed by open Q&A

📍 Location21Soho3-5 Sutton Row, W1D 4NR

Age18+

LanguageEnglish

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A cold glass on the bar and a question you've carried for years: why do you fall for the people you do? Curious Hour is a psychology science night where research explains attraction and love. Prof Viren Swami, ranked in the top 2% of the world's most-cited scientists, walks through what the studies say about who we choose, from the pull of proximity to the role of similarity. No pick-up artist frameworks, no self-help platitudes. Evidence you can argue about on the way home. Then the floor opens.

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