You know that feeling you get when you get a match on tinder? This week, Kirsten and Bey talk with expert Dr. Alina Liu about how the video game style structure of dating apps affects our psyche. Later, we hear from Geoff Cook, the founder of the famous dating platform MeetMe. Geoff shares how using live streaming video breaks the artificial barrier that usually comes along with dating apps. Finally, we finish this episode hearing from an ACTUAL couple about their relationship story.

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• Learn more about Dr. Alina Liu
• Learn more about Geoff Cook
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You might like robots, but do you LOVE robots? In this episode Kirsten and Bey with expert Dr. Julie Carpenter about how people form attachments to AI. They also break down myths and truths about sex technology. Later on Dr. Liesel Sharabi teaches us all about the impact of technology on our relationships. Are instagram couples really happy? What do dates look like in the metaverse?

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• Learn more about Dr. Liesel Sharabi
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WE'RE BACK! In this episode, hosts Kirsten and Bey kick this season off how all podcasts should - by diving deep into the world of frog sex. Biologist Dr. Alex Baugh shares how frogs make mate choices and introduces us to one of his many frog subjects. Later in the episode, we sit down with Franklin Institute’s chief bioscientist, Dr. Jayatri Das, to talk about popular ideas and research in the science world surrounding our first impressions in relationships. Burning question: is gaydar a real thing?

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We're back! On this season of "So Curious!", we will be talking to experts about the science of love, sex and relationships. Subscribe to this podcast wherever you listen and stay tuned for episodes every Tuesday this summer!

Death. We can’t escape it. In this final episode of our series Angelica and Bey talk with palliative care physician Dr. David Casarett about death, dying, and really everything death-related. Hear from guests throughout the season about how their experience with the science of life shapes their thoughts about death. 

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Every day, biotechnology is advancing in ways that can change our bodies, our lives, and our society. As this happens, who gets to participate?  And what does that mean for science? In this episode, Angelica and Bey discuss access to advancement in science tech with museum designer Dr. Anja Scholze and neuroscience researcher Kyndall Nicholas. 

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• Dr. Anja Scholz, Program Director, Bio+Design at The Tech Interactive
• Kyndall Nicholas, Outreach Director, Black in Neuroscience
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In this episode, Angelica and Bey talk about artificial organs and 3D printing with Brian Shepard, the CEO of the United Network for Organ Sharing, and Director of Innovation at the Jefferson Health Design Lab, Dr. Robert Pugliese. 

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• United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
• Brian Shepard
• Jefferson Health Design Lab
• Robert Pugliese, Pharm.D.
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Biohacking is SO many things! In this episode Angelica and Bey talk to two people on each end of the biohacking spectrum: biodesigner Ricky Solorzano and bodybuilder Scott Shunk. Later in the episode, our favorite chief bioscientist Dr. Jayatri Das is back!

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