Presentation and Perception on Online Dating Sites
Presentation and Perception on Online Dating Sites
Joseph Walther describes the hyperpersonal model and its relevance to the study of online dating. 'Idealisation' of perc... Read more
28 Feb 2012
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4mins
Partner Compatibility and Online Dating Sites
Partner Compatibility and Online Dating Sites
Erina Lee discusses the importance of similarity between partners in terms of long-term relationship satisfaction. She d... Read more
28 Feb 2012
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4mins
Who did Plato (not) love?
Who did Plato (not) love?
Platonic love? Plato's main text on love, the Symposium, takes a broad look at what love means, offering a serious yet h... Read more
15 Feb 2011
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12mins
If marriage is a trade, then what price romance?
If marriage is a trade, then what price romance?
Theatre was a forum for early twentieth-century feminists to challenge romantic ideals of marriage, arguing against soci... Read more
15 Feb 2011
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12mins
Not only the lonely: the social implications of the rise of online dating
Not only the lonely: the social implications of the rise of online dating
Dr Hogan explores values towards online dating, relating them to whether one's friends have dated online and whether soc... Read more
14 Feb 2011
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10mins
Swirls and secrets: the mysteries of Jonathan Swift's love letters
Swirls and secrets: the mysteries of Jonathan Swift's love letters
In Swift's letters to his adored Stella, we see an elaborate combination of language and code to tease his reader but st... Read more
14 Feb 2011
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9mins
Darwin and Friends
Darwin and Friends
Professor Robin Dunbar explores if there is a limit to the number of friends we can keep track of and explains the origi... Read more
10 Feb 2011
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16mins
Blood Disorders and Human Malaria
Blood Disorders and Human Malaria
Professor Sunetra Gupta explains the surprising relationship between blood disorders and malaria in humans. Could two bl... Read more
10 Feb 2011
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16mins
Slime Moulds to run the railways?
Slime Moulds to run the railways?
Should we let slime moulds run our railways? Slime moulds can produce networks as efficient, cost-effective and resilien... Read more
10 Feb 2011
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12mins
Success of the Smelliest - Sexual attraction and pheromones
Success of the Smelliest - Sexual attraction and pheromones
Sexual attraction and pheromones? Dr. Tristram Wyatt talks about pheromones and evolution in a short talk about the "Suc... Read more
10 Feb 2011
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12mins