What assumptions lurk behind the man-approaches-woman default? Why is double-dating a good idea? Does the military take grief seriously? Paul and Eli invite the former naval aviator <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-rhodes-ab4a403a/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Matt Rhodes</a> to discuss Top Gun, the 1986 blockbuster featuring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, and a sex scene unlike anything you've ever witnessed in a PG movie. For show notes, click <a href= "https://lovefactually.substack.com/p/episode-32-top-gun-1986" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. Hosted, produced, and edited by <a href="https://pauleastwick.com/pauleastwick/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Paul Eastwick</a> and <a href="https://elifinkel.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Eli Finkel</a>. Music by <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/artist/1aQ1Q0R1eyxyVyWJ6u3nHd" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Andrew Fraker and Sons</a> Artwork by <a href="https://www.katieannemariekeil.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Katie Keil</a>

Bonus Episode: First Anniversary Show!

We're just two professors standing in front of a rom-com, asking it to be the subject of our podcast. Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel explain what your favorite romantic films get right -- and wrong -- about the science of romance.   

Because it's time for scientists to take Ryan Gosling as seriously as you do.