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Is the Pandemic Slowing Down Love?

SAPIENS host Jen Shannon speaks with biological anthropologist Helen Fisher about her research on love, sex, and everything in between. Fisher is the author of six books, the chief scientific adviser for the online dating site Match.com, and a leading researcher on dating trends in America. In this episode, Fisher shares insights from a recent survey.  The New York Times piece Fisher references in this episode is available here: “How Coronavirus Is Changing the Dating Game for the Better.”  

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  Introducing: Homegoings

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  The Ancient Child Who's Changing Archaeology

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  Comics As a Medium for Women’s Rights

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  Smartphones Are Bicycles For Our Minds

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  When Scientists Take to the Streets

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  A Dam’s Downstream Consequences

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  Why Do We Eat at Funerals?

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  Chatter That Matters

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  The Problems of Digital Evidence in Terrorism Trials

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  Learning from Handy Primates

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  Moving Through Deaf Worlds

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  Untangling the World’s First-Known String

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  In Search for the First Cyborg

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  Black Influencers Beyond the Screens

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  Cultures of Technology: Season 7 Trailer

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  Can We Understand One Another?