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The Inuit People live in the Artic regions of the world where understanding the cold climate is integral to their survival. As such, they have over seventy words for what we call snow.
In English we have just one word for love. As such, the cultural confusion around “what is love?” comes at no surprise. In this episode I take a stab at answering that question.
I discern love versus in-love and share my thoughts surrounding dating, the difficulties of communication in romantic relationships, attachment theory, and how selecting a partner seems to be the crux decision of the modern hominid’s life.
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Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, if you prefer.
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ABOUT THE NAME: Modern Hominid
Modern: now, today, 2022.
Hominid: our taxonomy. One step larger than our genus and species; our family— great apes, chimpanzees, bonobos, and us; hominids.
By Lucas MatelichThe Inuit People live in the Artic regions of the world where understanding the cold climate is integral to their survival. As such, they have over seventy words for what we call snow.
In English we have just one word for love. As such, the cultural confusion around “what is love?” comes at no surprise. In this episode I take a stab at answering that question.
I discern love versus in-love and share my thoughts surrounding dating, the difficulties of communication in romantic relationships, attachment theory, and how selecting a partner seems to be the crux decision of the modern hominid’s life.
—
Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, if you prefer.
—
ABOUT THE NAME: Modern Hominid
Modern: now, today, 2022.
Hominid: our taxonomy. One step larger than our genus and species; our family— great apes, chimpanzees, bonobos, and us; hominids.