The Gray Area with Sean Illing

The science of dating

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Relationships journalist and podcast host Andrea Silenzi talks with Logan Ury, behavioral scientist-turned-dating coach, and author of How to Not Die Alone. They discuss the decision-making that gets in the way of our dating lives, the case for finding a life partner, and what dating looks like in a post-pandemic, app-driven world.


Host: Andrea Silenzi (@andreasilenzi), podcast host 

Guest: Logan Ury (@loganury), author; director of relationship science, Hinge

References: 

  • How to Not Die Alone by Logan Ury (2021; Simon & Schuster)
  • Irrational Labs
  • Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How It Can Help You Find — and Keep — Love by Amir Levine and Rachel Heller (2010; TarcherPerigee)
  • Why Oh Why, podcast

     

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