Doctors' Notes: Kissing
Chris and Xand continue their conversation exploring how kissing evolved, what it means for our biology, and why it isn鈥檛 universal across humans.
Chris and Xand dig deeper into the evolution of kissing. They ask what first drew our guest into this unusual area of research, why evidence that humans and Neanderthals kissed is so significant, and why it鈥檚 so challenging to explain why kissing developed in the first place.
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Presenters: Drs Chris and Xand van Tulleken
Guest: Dr Matilda Brindle
Producer: Maia Miller-Lewis
Executive Producer: Rami Tzabar
Editor: Jo Rowntree
Researcher: Grace Revill
Tech Lead: Reuben Huxtable
Social Media: Leon Gower
Digital Lead: Richard Berry
Composer: Phoebe McFarlane
Sound Design: Ruth Rainey
At the 麻豆社:
Assistant Commissioner: Greg Smith
Commissioning Editor: Rhian Roberts
A Loftus Media production for 麻豆社 Radio 4.
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