Online Dating, Happiness Track, Disappointment Hurts
The Matt Townsend Show - Season 6, Episode 284
- Nov 29, 2017 7:00 am
- 2:24:25 mins
Future of Online Dating (21:07) Jen Golbeck, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland. ‘It was love at first swipe’ or ‘Facebook stalking brought us together’ are not the romantic stories you want to be shared at your wedding. However, online dating is on the rise, with varying levels of success. Jen Golbeck explains the future of online dating and how data will change the way we look for romance. The Happiness Track (1:10:21) Emma Sepalla, Ph.D., is Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and author of The Happiness Track. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Fulfillment Daily, a news site dedicated to the science of happiness. Emma Seppala, author of ‘The Happiness Track’ and explains how creating a life of happiness will enable success in our lives. Makena Bauss - Don't Eat Cookie Dough (1:33:00) Most people like to sneak some cookie dough when baking cookies. The general rule is that if the cookie dough has raw egg in it then you probably don't want to eat that dough raw. But new findings show that non-egg cookie dough can be dangerous. Producer Makena Bauss with the info. Why Disappointment Hurts (1:56:51) Katherine Hawley is a professor of philosophy at the University of St Andrews, in Fife, Scotland, and author of the blog, “Trust: Ethics and Beyond” for psychologytoday.com. She discusses her article, “Why Someone’s Disappointment Hurts Us More Than Their Anger.”