In this episode, we dissect The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood—the STEM rom-com packed with fake dating and grumpy/sunshine chemistry. We talk about what felt rom-com convenient, power dynamics inside academia, and whether the resolution sticks the landing—professionally and romantically. Join us for our favorite laugh-out-loud moments!LinksOfficial author website: (https://alihazelwood.com/)The Love Hypothesis: (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56732449-the-love-hypothesis)Ali Hazelwood on Goodreads: (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21098177.Ali_Hazelwood)Chapters(01:27) - Announcing contest winner (04:41) - Book summary (spoiler-free) (06:24) - SPOILER ALERT! (06:44) - Jon's review (07:44) - Kristy's review (09:41) - The academic setting (12:51) - Olive (16:57) - Adam (21:36) - All the tropes (23:58) - Protecting a friend’s happiness (26:06) - Bad reputation (Adam's version) (30:30) - F-ing Greg (32:37) - The "conference" (38:58) - How Olive handled "the situation" (43:47) - Final thoughts

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.

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