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Online dating secrets, as revealed by math majors
Los Angeles Times: The reasoning: Compared with women looking away from the camera, those who smiled or made what OkCupid analysts called a “flirty-face” tended to get about 1.5 additional new messages a month. But
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Dating Duo Illuminates Modern Humans’ Journey
Science: WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA—When University of Pennsylvania archaeologist Harold Dibble was reopening excavations at the Grotte des Contrebandiers (Smuggler’s Cave) in Morocco a few years ago, he looked for experts to help him figure out when
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How to tend a marriage
The Philadelphia Inquirer: As spring approaches, our thoughts turn to planting seeds, tending beds, and trimming weeds. The process requires constant attention and can be grueling at times, but if we stick with it, our
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Too Many Men to Choose From…
Can’t find the right guy or girl for Valentine’s Day? Research suggests you might be looking in the wrong place. A study published in Psychological Science found that volunteers who have the choice of many
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For Modern-Day Cupids, Data Replaces Dating
Late in the fall of 1998 I received a call from an old friend, J. Galen Buckwalter: “Hey Carter,” he asked. “Would you be interested in doing some data analysis?” At the time, I was
