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The Science of Flirting: Being a H.O.T. A.P.E. | Jean Smith | TEDxLSHTM
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Translator: Queenie Lee Reviewer: Ivana Korom
Let me ask you something.
Have you ever been in a situation
where you've asked yourself the following question:
is this person, is this person flirting with me?
Picture the scene: you're at a friend's party.
You sashay into the kitchen
because we all know that's where the fun is.
And you see an attractive stranger
getting a drink refill from a box of wine.
Your friend's a student.
And so you get a drink refill,
and you say something hilarious to the attractive stranger.
Attractive stranger laughs.
Good for you.
And then for the next few minutes
there's some eye contact, more talking.
But then after a few minutes
you start thinking, 'Is this person flirting with me?'
Sound familiar, anyone?
See the person sitting next to you, it's happened to them.
The person in front of you, it's happened to them.
You see this is a universal conundrum.
But no more!
Because in the next ten minutes
I'm going to tell you the signs of flirting
and never again will you wonder: is this person flirting with me?
I'm Jean Smith.
I'm a social anthropologist who studies flirting,
a flirtologist, if you will.
Now, as a flirtologist, I do research, I write books, I give talks.
And I work with clients both private and corporate,
all with the goal of helping people to become better flirts.
So I can see some of you sitting there, you're thinking,
'Really!? Is this necessary? I mean teaching people how to flirt?'
Yes.
(Laughter)
Yes, it is.
I've been doing this for over a decade.
And if the question -
is this person flirting with me - was popular then,
it's now everyone-wants- to-take-it-to-prom popular
because over the last decade
the way that we flirt has changed dramatically.
People are relying more and more on digital ways of communicating.
But let's face it,
an emoji with its tongue sticking out,
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