<description>&lt;p&gt;Chris McKinlay is a good-looking, smart student at UCLA, but he can't seem to get a girlfriend. He's a computing expert, so why not use his technology prowess to supercharge his search for a soulmate? He starts building an army of bots and unleashes them into the world of&amp;nbsp;online&amp;nbsp;dating. Chris' search for love leads him to some unexpected places, and it might be teaching us all the wrong lessons about love.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;See the show notes at &lt;a href="https://timharford.com/"&gt;timharford.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Pushkin Industries

Sphygmograph Be Damned: The Science of Love

FEB 13, 202642 MIN
Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

Sphygmograph Be Damned: The Science of Love

FEB 13, 202642 MIN

Description

Chris McKinlay is a good-looking, smart student at UCLA, but he can't seem to get a girlfriend. He's a computing expert, so why not use his technology prowess to supercharge his search for a soulmate? He starts building an army of bots and unleashes them into the world of online dating. Chris' search for love leads him to some unexpected places, and it might be teaching us all the wrong lessons about love.  See the show notes at timharford.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.