Voles In The Media




Why is love? February 14, 2007, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart

  • "Your Cheating Heart" Clip 1 Clip 2
    Dateline NBC, first aired May 8, 2009

  • Your Brain on Love. MP3 Interview starts at 16:30.
    "Quirks and Quarks" on CBC Radio, February 14, 2009

  • Dying for love? Brain cocktail might help.
    MSNBC, February 12, 2009

  • The Science Of Romance: Brains Have A Love Circuit.
    CBS News, February 11, 2009

  • Wait wait don't tell me!, Panel Round Two. Vole segment starts at 3:00.
    NPR, January 17, 2009

  • The Virus Hunters.
    "Explorers" on the National Geographic Channel, first aired January 13, 2009

  • Anti-love drug may be ticket to bliss.
    The New York Times, January 12, 2009

  • Could we reduce love to a pill? Maybe, says expert.
    Reuters, January 7, 2009

  • Is love just a chemical cocktail?
    BBC News, January 7, 2009

  • Does this explain muskrat love? PDF
    The Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2008, 2008

  • Study finds brain chemical linked to grief. PDF
    Reuters, October 15, 2008

  • Grieving voles hint at why human relationships last. PDF
    NewScientist.com, October 15, 2008

  • Couples & Chemistry.
    NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, September 2, 2008

  • Marriage Woes? Husband's Genes May Be At Fault.
    NPR, All Things Considered, September 2, 2008

  • 'Bonding Gene' Could Help Men Stay Married.
    The Washington Post, September 1, 2008

  • Is fidelity in our genes? MP3
    Scientific American podcast, September 1, 2008

  • Search for potential autism treatments turns to 'trust hormone.' PDF
    Nature Medicine, April 2008

  • Rodent's Bizarre Traits Deepen Mystery Of Genetics, Evolution.
    ScienceDaily, September 16, 2006

  • DNA of Voles May Hint at Why Some Fathers Shirk Duties.
    The New York Times, June 10, 2005

  • In voles, a little extra DNA makes for faithful mates. (Elizabeth Pennisi) PDF
    News of the Week in Science, June 10, 2005

  • Born To Be Wild? MOV CNN News story, July 12, 2004

  • Monologue from David Letterman Show. MP3
    June 17, 2004

  • The ties that bind. (Melvin Konner, Ph.D.) PDF
    Essay in Nature, June 17, 2004

  • Neurobiology: Why voles stick together. (Evan Balaban, Ph.D.) PDF
    News and Views in Nature, June 17, 2004

  • Lotharios tamed by brain protein.
    Nature News, June 17, 2004

  • DNA tweak turns vole mates into soul mates.
    The Los Angeles Times, June 17, 2004



  • Gene treatment stops frisky voles being love rats.
    Time Online, June 17, 2004

  • BBC Interview: Larry Young, Ph.D. MP3
    June 16, 2004

  • Scientists find rodent monogamy gene.
    CNN, June 16, 2004

  • The Science of Love: I get a kick out of you.
    The Economist, Feb. 12, 2004