Looking for love on V-day? All that swiping may not help
If you're one of the millions seeking The One this Valentine's Day, here's a tip: Try swiping less.
Social Sciences
Feb 14, 2023
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Singles study: More Midwesterners consider political issues in dating
A new study by the dating app Match in partnership with Indiana University researchers shows that political issues are increasingly important to singles in the Midwest when it comes to considering potential partners. According ...
Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2022
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How asexuals navigate romantic relationships
Though an estimated 1% of Americans identify as asexual—a sexual orientation most commonly defined as lacking sexual attraction—asexual people remain relatively invisible and are rarely researched. For these reasons, ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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Young adults turn crushes into love, study suggests
The image of young adults living in a hookup culture with emotionally meaningless relationships might be a common theme in movies and daytime talk shows. But it does not seem to be the norm in real college life, suggests ...
Social Sciences
Jun 1, 2022
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Tailoring affects people's perceptions of dates suggested by online dating apps
Users of online dating apps evaluate date-worthiness of recommended partners based on the tailoring process used by the app, according to new research led by Penn State. The team's results suggest that it matters whether ...
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2021
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Positive 'tipping points' offer hope for climate
Positive "tipping points" could spark cascading changes that accelerate action on climate change, experts say.
Environment
Jan 11, 2021
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High standards of female songbirds could be driving their mates to evolve
Hearing longer love songs from songbirds in your backyard? Chalk it up to sexual preference—and high standards.
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2019
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Redesign dating apps to lessen racial bias, study recommends
Mobile dating apps that allow users to filter their searches by race – or rely on algorithms that pair up people of the same race – reinforce racial divisions and biases, according to a new paper by Cornell researchers.
Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2018
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Research reveals that wealth may drive preference for short-term relationships
In a new study titled 'Mating strategy flexibility in the laboratory: Preferences for long- and short-term mating change in response to evolutionarily relevant variables', the research team captured the relationship preferences ...
Social Sciences
Jan 16, 2018
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Shell-shocked: Rare snail loses out in love triangle
A lovelorn snail who failed to find a mate because of his unusually-shaped shell hit the headlines in Britain on Thursday after two potential partners got together and left him to share in parenting duties.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2017
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