Love Maths – John Gottman on relationships

Edge: THE MATHEMATICS OF LOVE: A Talk with John Gottman:

We were able to derive a set of nonlinear difference equations for marital interaction as well as physiology and perception. These equations provided parameters, that allowed us to predict, with over 90 percent accuracy, what was going to happen to a relationship over a three-year period. The main advantage of the math modeling was that using these parameters, we are not only be able to predict, but now understand what people are doing when they affected one another. And through the equations we were now really able to build theory. That theory allows us to understand how to intervene and how to change things. And how to know what it is we’re affecting, and why the interventions are effective. This is the mathematics of love.

THE MATHEMATICS OF LOVE [4.14.04] A Talk with John Gottman

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Dr. John Gottman on TSTN Presents

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The others in this series are on Youtube

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