2min chapter

Modern Wisdom cover image

#659 - Rob Brooks - Why Are People Falling In Love With Robots?

Modern Wisdom

CHAPTER

The Algorithm of Friendship

friendship and love might seem magical but they don't arrive by supernatural intervention. They are built through mundane iterative interactions paying mutual attention being generous and disclosing aspects of ourselves to one another. The equivalent for love the subjective love feelings we think of as love form the middle part of the algorithm combinations of hormones lead to syndromes of sensation. Those sensations motivate individuals to take actions they would not otherwise take.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode