Love in the Wild

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuarhodes/3357611013

The year of falling apart?

On the coach home

flickr.com/photos/rbbaird/5066575390

Don't give up on science

flickr.com/photos/rbbaird/5063145849

Science, really?

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/opinion/sunday/online-dating-sites-dont-match-hype.html?_r=3

Dating wizardy/alchemy?

https://twitter.com/sparks_rd/status/170897682011922432

Dubious matchmaking claims

http://onlinedatingpost.com/archives/2012/02/dating-industry-under-fire-for-dubious-matchmaking-claims/

Data sets and trends

Not big enough data?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc_smith/6791049248

Is the user data honest?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertogp123/5843577306/

Is the user data honest?

http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-biggest-lies-in-online-dating/

How fresh is the data?

http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-biggest-lies-in-online-dating/

Do the machine algorithms work?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertogp123/5843577306/

Human algorithms?

Crowd source algorithms?

What is Chemistry?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/245769695

Physical attraction

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ittoku/6034778598

Sexual chemistry

http://www.flickr.com/photos/legsagain/4752764872

Wrong questions?

http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/flowchart-to-my-heart

Proximity based

Augmented reality

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stml/4270806401

Proximity based dating

Evernote Hello

Google Goggles

Future of dating?

The Situational Effect

As Sandra says...

...you know,relationships that start underintense circumstances,they never last.

Thank you, any questions?

Ian Forrester | cubicgarden.com | ianforrester.org

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