Psychology

When Love Sabotages Scientific Discovery

When Love Sabotages Scientific Discovery

In this gripping play, two participants in a clinical drug trial fall in love, accidentally ruining the experiment. Their chemical attraction creates a conflict between human emotion and medical science.

The story follows Connie and Tristan as they experience the side effects of a new antidepressant. Because their budding romance mimics the feelings the drug is meant to induce, the researchers cannot tell what is real and what is synthetic. It is a fascinating look at whether our deepest emotions are just biological reactions. The play challenges the audience to consider if love can ever truly be separated from chemistry.

Source: The Effect

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