Love On The Brain

Published: July 5, 2017, 7 a.m.

b"This episode, we travel to a future where your romantic partners aren\\u2019t chosen by questions or swipes, but rather by your brainwaves.\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0This future is based on an idea from Shelly Ronan and Ernesto D. Morales and their project Object Solutions. If you liked what you heard about Object Solutions you should check out their other work, and their Patreon page.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0I also talked to Suzanne Dikker, who has used EEG headsets to study everything from education, to Marina Abramovic\\u2019s art, to compatability.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0And to get a true expert position on dating apps, I talked to Andrea Silenzi from the podcast Why Oh Why. If you\\u2019re interested in the intersection between sex, dating, relationships and technology, check out her show.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0Other things to read:\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0The Mutual Wave Project by Suzanne Dikker\\n\\xa0\\u2018EEG Dating\\u2019 matches people based on their brainwave data\\n\\xa0This Tinder Hands-Free App Makes Dating Decisions by Reading Heartbeats\\n\\xa0This Tinder-Swiping Biometric Love Robot Knows Who Your Body Wants\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0Flash Forward is produced by me, Rose Eveleth. The intro music is by Asura and the outtro music is by Hussalonia. The episode art is by Matt Lubchansky. By the way, check out Matt's new animated web series over at Topic.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0If you want to suggest a future we should take on, send us a note on Twitter, Facebook or by email at info@flashforwardpod.com. I love hearing your ideas! And if you think you\\u2019ve spotted one of the little references I\\u2019ve hidden in the episode, email us there too. If you\\u2019re right, I\\u2019ll send you something cool.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0And if you want to support the show, there are a few ways you can do that too! We have a Patreon page, where you can donate to the show. But if that\\u2019s not in the cards for you, you can head to Apple Podcasts and leave us a nice review or just tell your friends about us. Those things really do help.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\n\\xa0That\\u2019s all for this future, come back next month and we\\u2019ll travel to a new one.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"