Decoding Love: Why It Takes Twelve Frogs to Find a Prince, and Other Revelations from the Science of Attraction



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In this playful book, the author examines why people fall in love. Drawing on anecdotes and studies in economics, brain science, game theory, and other fields, Trees offers some surprising findings — “men find women who are ovulating more attractive” and “scaring someone can spark as much attraction as seducing him or her.” Trees is the author of the novel Academy X.

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The September 2026 cover of PAW, featuring the headline "Minds at Play" written in game pieces — crossword, Scrabble, and Rubics Cube.
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