Inside OKCupid: The math of online dating - Christian Rudder
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When two people join a dating website, they are matched according to shared interests and how they answer a number of personal questions. But how do sites calculate the likelihood of a successful relationship? Christian Rudder, one of the founders of popular dating site OKCupid, details the algorithm behind 'hitting it off.'
Have you ever asked, "Why do I have to learn that?" Algorithms may have prompted that response. What other topics are potentially frustrating, and how are they used in the real world? List three.
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- Animation Artist Celeste Lai
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- Director Franz Palomares
- Narrator Christian Rudder
