Ep 1.06: Petri Dish Intimacy

Can we lab-grow intimacy? Are intimacy and sex intertwined? This week we look at Dr. Arthur Aron's 1997 psychological study, most colloquially known as "The 36 Questions," and discuss whether emotional closeness can be fostered by sex and/or surveys. Resource links: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashion/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/196912/intimacy-the-art-relationships, http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0146167297234003