Zika Virus, Easier Break-Ups, Dating the People You Want

Zika Virus (17:12) Dr. Chantel Sloan. A professor of Health science here at BYU. Chances are, if you have turned the news on recently you’ve seen extensive coverage on the Zika Virus. While this latest outbreak of infectious disease has many worried and scrambling to understand the dangers, the virus is not new to the scientific world. In fact, The Zika virus was first discovered in the 1940s. For years, Zika outbreaks were, and appeared to do little harm. However, within the last year that has all changed. First with the massive outbreak in Brazil, affecting more that 1 million people and now with its continued growth, the whole world is searching for answers about the latest threat in public health. Dr. Sloan discusses the Zika virus, what exactly it is, how it spreads, and the dangers it can bring.  Making Break-Ups Easier (1:01:53) Lauren Howe is a fifth year doctoral candidate in psychology at Stanford University. She co-authored the study, “Changes in Self-Definition Impede Recovery From Rejection”. Her research interests include fear of rejection and patient-physician interactions. Lauren Howe shares her research and offers a simple method for dealing with rejection.  Four Keys to Increasing Your Dating Odds (1:17:46) Dating is tough and can be discouraging. Dr. Matt Townsend offers some ideas on how to make sure your approach will lead to the best results. Dr. Townsend shares tips to help increase the odds when dating.  What is Leap Day (1:29:13) Hopefully you didn’t flip your calendars yet because, if you didn’t notice, it’s still February. Today is February 29th which means it’s Leap Day! Have you ever wondered why February usually only has 28 days or what Leap Day is even for? One of our producers, Liana Tan, who helps produce the 9:00 hour of the show gives us all the answers to our Leap Day questions.  Why You're Not Dating the People You Want to Date (1:47:35) Alisa Goodwin Snell is a dating coach like none other. With sixteen years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, she knows what singles need to do (and not do) to find success (and to avoid disaster). Alisa is the author of Dating Game Secrets for Marrying a Good Man and writes weekly dating advice and blogs for singles. Alisa shares her ideas on how to make dating more effective.