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STEM Romance and the Chaos of Academia | Love and Other Brain Experiments byHannah Brohm
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- Mar 13, 2026
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This post contains affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. What happens when a neuroscientist writes a romance set in academia? In this episode, I’m chatting with debut author Hannah Brohm about Love and Other Brain Experiments —a workplace romance inspired by the chaotic world of research labs, anonymous peer reviews, and the surprising ways love can show up when you least expect it. We talk about Hannah’s journey from cognitive neuroscience to romance writing, how academia shaped the story, and why romance became a comforting escape during grad school and the pandemic. Plus, we dive into her reading life—from workplace romcoms to cozy mysteries—and she shares a few book recommendations that belong on your TBR. If you love smart romcoms, STEM heroines, and enemies-to-lovers tension , this conversation is for you. 📚 Books Mentioned Love and Other Brain Experiments by Hannah Brohm — Contemporary Romance | STEM Romance All in Your Head by Sabina Norquist — Contemporary Romance | Fake Dating | Disability Rep And Then There Was the One by Martha Waters — Cozy Mystery Rom-Com | Historical The Friendship Fling by Georgia Stone — Romantic Comedy | Friends to Lovers | London The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon — Workplace Romance | Media The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas — Fake Dating Romance Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins — YA Romance The Hating Game by Sally Thorne — Enemies to Lovers | Workplace Romance ⏱️ Timestamps [00:00] Introduction to Hannah Brohm and her debut romance [01:00] What cognitive neuroscience is and how it inspired the book [03:00] The realities of working in academia and postdoc life [05:00] The premise of Love and Other Brain Experiments [06:00] Hannah’s romance reading journey and early i…