For the past week, Amy Webb has been inspiring people to calculate their own algorithm for love. Her laugh-out-loud TED Talk, about reverse engineering her online dating profile and, essentially, data-ing her way into her perfect relationship has gotten a lot of attention, including on The Frisky and Pop Sugar. As Webb’s talk continues to take off online, here is what to watch next if her talk intrigued you and left you wanting more.
Helen Fisher: The brain in loveHelen Fisher: The brain on love
Love: it makes the world go ‘round, and has been found in 170 societies. But why? In this talk, Helen Fisher shares how she and her team put new couples, longterm couples and those who’ve just been dumped in MRIs, and what they’ve learned about our need for love based on this brain activity.
Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our worldKevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world
Algorithms are, basically, the mathematic programs computers use to make decisions. They guide our Netflix recommendations, book prices, the stock market, architecture optimization, and so much more. And yet, algorithms interfere and lock into each other in loops, creating bizarre behaviors. Slavin asks: Could entrenching these systems in our lives, even in the earth, have implications we don’t yet realize?
Bonus: Christian Rubber’s TED-Ed lesson “The math of online dating,” in which he shares how exactly OKCupid, of which he is a founder, predicts whether a pair should go out on a date.
And to add a bonus on that bonus: here are 7 things we learned from Christian Rudder about online dating. An example: that the length of the message doesn’t matter.
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