The physics of romance

stone valentine heartThe Beatles’ George Harrison wondered in his famous love song about the “something” that “attracts me like no other lover.”

A University at Buffalo expert explains that that “something” is actually several physical elements that — if they occur in a certain order, at the right time and in the right place — can result in true love. [story at physorg]

Smell, detecting invisible pheromones, brain peptides and dopamine all play a role.

The bottom line of this research?

It’s best to “smell good and look successful”.