Science Speakeasy | Appily ever after
In a world of gamified dating, are there any winners? Dating apps can help people to widen their dating circles, but with another potential match just one swipe away, will anyone ever be satisfied with their current mate? Can you get addicted to dating apps? Are they used to find ‘The One’ or to provide a quick ego boost? I was invited to this panel discussion about online dating apps for Science at Life in Newcastle. It was part of the Science Speakeasy series of events. Photos by Yiota...
read moreRTÉ News | Online dating fraud
€1m scammed as 75 cases of romance fraud reported I spoke to the RTÉ Six One News about the characteristics of victims of online dating fraud and why people might fall for these scams. Read the accompanying article on RTÉ here.View the segment here on the RTE player...
read moreBBC News | Mature dating apps
By Dougal Shaw I spoke with Dougal Shaw in the BBC about how older people date online, the differences between them and younger daters, and the differences between men and women who date online after fifty. This was also produced as a Radio 4 segment combining interviews with online daters over fifty and my views as a cyberpsychology researcher. Read the article online here...
read moreRTÉ Lifestyle | Online dating
Why was your amazing dating app match a dud in person? If you have ever tried online dating, or spoken with someone who has, you’ll know most first dates fall flat. Despite your excitement at your perfect online match, when you meet in person they can range from dull and boring to downright creepy. Though it can be a hugely successful way of meeting a partner and countless people do find a match, there are many obstacles to overcome on the way after you swipe right. Read the article...
read moreRTÉ News | Momo Hoax
What did we learn amid unfounded fears about Momo? After the viral spread of the Momo Challenge in recent weeks, I talked to Mark O’Flynn in RTÉ about why it went viral, how media, schools and police organisations exacerbated the problem, and how a lack of media literacy caused parents to overreact. Read the piece...
read moreBBC News | Dating apps
Why we’re giving up on dating apps to find love Swiping right on dating apps is used by millions to find love, but many report feeling frustrated by the process. I spoke with Zara Morgan from the BBC News about why people find online dating a frustrating experience. Read the article...
read moreRTÉ Lifestyle | Is online dating harming us?
by Charlotte Ryan I talked with Charlotte Ryan about some of the problems people might encounter when they date online. I also discussed with her why people share a lot online, how they probably won’t stop doing that unless they experience a negative effect of it directly, and how our own psychology can prevent us seeing scams or people who aren’t presenting themselves honestly....
read moreaha festival | Lucerne, Switzerland
January 25th & 26th 2019. Südpol Lucerne, Switzerland. aha is a new science festival in Lucerne, Switzerland. The board of trustees have 20 interesting questions on a broad range of topics that they have invited experts to answer. I was invited to answer the question “how do dating platforms decide whom I date?” Luzern, Südpol Aha Festival © Franca Pedrazzetti www.pedrazzetti.com Luzern, Südpol Aha Festival © Franca Pedrazzetti www.pedrazzetti.com For a full programme and more information –...
read moreTages-Anzeiger | Interview
Alexandra Bröhm Before my talk on online dating at the aha festival in Lucerne, I spoke with Alexandra Bröhm in the Tages-Anzeiger (most subscribed to newspaper in Switzerland) about how people present themselves in online dating, what they lie about, what works well in a profile, and some of the difficulties we have in finding out what people are really like from their profiles and chatting online. You can read the interview here (PDF in...
read moreDas Magazin | Aha Festival piece
Das Magazin is the weekly magazine of Tages-Anzeiger Alongside four other presenters from the aha festival in Lucerne, I wrote a short piece about my talk. See below for the English version. Can an algorithm choose the right partner for me? (Maybe even better than I could myself?) The short answer is – no, but the longer answer is much more complex. Dating platforms use algorithms to choose the order in which we see profiles, and this order plays a part in how attractive we will find those profiles. For example, we...
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