Hunt for Relationship Science

Hunt Ethridge

Hello, I’m Hunt Ethridge. I’m an Award winning Dating & Relationship Expert/TV Personality/Coach/Matchmaker/Writer/Entrepreneur, Husband, Father, Bon Vivant & All - Around Swell Guy! I’ve been in the Love Industry for over 15 years and have been following all the ups and downs of today’s dating dilemmas. I teach my clients that dating is a mix of biology, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. To understand our motivations, the motivations of the person sitting across from you and the motivations of society at large, we have to delve into different aspects of it at different times to understand the machinations behind it, so we can maximize our benefits. To keep myself updated, I’m constantly reading studies on all sorts of topics that can help me better understand my clients and what’s going on out there. I’ve pulled together some of the most brilliant minds from across different fields to share what the data is telling us and how that can impact each and every one of our lives. This is, Hunt for Relationship Science.

Episodios

  1. 18/10/2023

    Dr. Aditi Paul and the college hookup culture, dating apps & sexual outcomes

    Is all the media surrounding college "hookup culture" accurate?  Do people mostly meet online or IRL?  Is there any difference with international students?   With a wealth of knowledge under her belt, Dr. Paul and I sit down to see if we can figure out what's really going on out there and what, if anything, we can all do to help.  Join us for a fun conversation to see if we can help unlock love!    Dr. Paul has published many studies including: - Is Online Better Than Offline for Meeting Partners? Depends: Are You Looking to Marry or to Date? - Swiping for Sex: Identifying Factors that Predict US-based College Students’ Likelihood of Using Location-based Mobile Dating Applications for Hook-ups - Does Online Dating Promotion Vary Across Cultures? A Cross-cultural Analysis of Homepage Advertisements of Online Dating Services in 51 Countries   After looking at all the data, she compiled her thoughts into her latest book, "The Current Collegiate Hookup Culture: Dating Apps, Hookup Scripts, and Sexual Outcomes." - Find her book here.   Aditi Paul is a researcher, author, and former professor with over a decade of experience working at the intersection of technology, psychology, and human communication.  Dr. Paul is also committed to helping Indian international students and professionals navigate their immigration journeys.  Having gone through the arduous process of being an international student to finally becoming a permanent resident, Dr. Paul knows firsthand how challenging immigration can be.  Her goal is to help the next generation of immigrants navigate their journey with confidence and ease.

    57 min
  2. 27/09/2023

    Dr. Liesel Sharabi and meeting online and the road to marriage

    Does meeting online work the same way as meeting in real life?  Does it go through the same patterns and progressions?  And how do we maximize our benefits?   Knowing online dating is one of the prime ways people meet now, it's important to understand the rhythms and reasons for doing what we do.  Like any tool, if we use it right it can benefit us, if we use it wrong, it could hurt us.   Dr. Liesel Sharabi studies how communication technologies are used to initiate, maintain, and dissolve interpersonal relationships. Her work uses advanced quantitative methods (e.g., multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, machine learning) to understand the ways technology reveals and transforms basic principles of interpersonal communication. A primary goal of her research program is to better understand how people relate to each other through technology and what it means for their offline relationships. She is especially interested in technology’s role in modern romance. Much of her research in this area is on the topic of online dating. She has written about matchmaking in online dating and studied the trajectories of online dating relationships from meeting through marriage. She regularly advises, consults, and collaborates with dating app startups and has given expert testimony in legal cases involving online dating platforms. She is also interested in where dating could be headed in the future. This has led to research on multimodal relationships, the role of algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) in facilitating relationships, and interpersonal relationships in augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR). As part of her work on the latter, she is an invited scholar on Dreamscape Learn and is currently conducting research on relational applications of AR/VR. She sits on multiple editorial boards, and her research has been published in dozens of edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Communication, Human Communication Research, Communication Research, Communication Monographs, New Media & Society, and the Harvard Data Science Review. She also blogs about "Dating in the Digital Age" for Psychology Today and has appeared in media outlets like The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The Boston Globe, Time Magazine, the BBC, WIRED, and NPR. She is the recipient of the 2022 Early Career Award from the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association. Dr. Sharabi directs the Relationships and Technology Lab at Arizona State University. More information can be found on her website.   Study - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/363038906_The_Enduring_Effect_of_Internet_Dating_Meeting_Online_and_the_Road_To_Marriage

    1 h
  3. 27/06/2023

    Dr. Terri Orbuch and nearly 30 years of the Early Years of Marriage Project

    In 1986, 373 couples began a study at the University of Michigan called the Early Years of Marriage.  Today those same 373 couples (and their various divorces and remarriages) are still being followed, making it one of largest and longest studies running in the US on the state of relationship.   My good friend Dr. Terri Orbuch has been following these couples for decades and has written 3 books on the subject.  "5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great," "Finding Love Again: 6 Simple Steps to a New and Happy Relationship," and "Secrets to Surviving Your Children's Love Relationships: A Guide for Parents."   We sit down and pull apart some of the vast amounts of data she's collected and what it means for all of us.     Dr. Terri Orbuch (PhD), also known as The Love Doctor®, is America’s most trusted relationship expert. She is an author, speaker, therapist, distinguished professor at Oakland University, and research professor at University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research. She brings her simple, straightforward, science-based relationship advice to REAL people everywhere! Dr. Orbuch has published 1,000's of articles and authored six books, including, “5 Simple Steps To Take Your Marriage From Good To Great” (Random House) and “Finding Love Again: 6 Simple Steps To a New and Happy Relationship” (Sourcebooks). She is also the director of a landmark study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where she has been following the same 373 couples for almost 3 decades. Dr. Orbuch has been featured in such national publications as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Reader’s Digest and TIME magazine. She has also appeared on The Today Show, The Katie Couric Show, ESPN and CNN. Her relationship segments are aired on Fox-TV Detroit. Her PBS TV program titled, “Secrets From The Love Doctor” has been airing since 2013 and is available as a DVD on Amazon.com.

    47 min
  4. 13/06/2023

    Dr. Jeffery Hall and which social interactions satisfy the need to belong

    We all want to connect with people!  Humans are wired to be connected.  But nowadays there are so many different ways to connect.  People meet in person, online, over Zoom, in VR, in forums.   But not all connections and interactions are equal.  Some satisfy the need to belong, an intrinsic part of humanity, and some can actively make us sadder.   I get a chance to sit down with Dr. Jeffery Hall and discuss his study, "Which mediated social interactions satisfy the need to belong?" 2022     Jeffrey A. Hall (PhD University of Southern California) is a Professor of Communication Studies, Associate Chair, and Director of the Relationships and Technology Lab. He is a past Chair of the Human Communication and Technology Division of the National Communication Association, and the founder and editor of the journal Human Communication & Technology. Dr. Hall is the current Chair of the Interpersonal Communication Division of the International Communication Association. He was awarded the Early Career Award from the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association in 2015. His award-winning book Relating Through Technology was published by Cambridge University Press in 2020. He has written for the Wall Street Journal and been interviewed by the New York Times, National Public Radio, Washington Post, Financial Times, USA Today, The Atlantic, US News and World Report, and CNN, and has appeared on the Steve Harvey Show and It’s Personal with Amy Hoggart.

    52 min
  5. 31/05/2023

    Fedor Galkin and Emotional/Psychological factors greatly contribute to biological aging

    Fedor Galking works on the Deep Longevity project whose mission is to extend lifespan and healthspan.  They succinctly state, "Aging is a disease and should be tracked and managed as one."   Much work has been done on the toll physical actions can take, aging a body.  More research now is coming out on the toll our emotional well-being exacts on our bodies.  Poor emotional management can reduce your lifespan more that being a smoker would.  I'm happy more work is being done on this important topic!   We discuss his study, "Psychological factors substantially contribute to biological aging: evidence from the aging rate in Chinese older adults" (Galkin, '22)   Fedor Galkin is the Research Director at Deep Longevity. He leads and oversees multiple research projects exploring the advances of AI and machine learning in the context of aging, aging diagnosis, and anti-aging solutions. As a graduate of the Lomonosov State University, Fёdor has received a master's degree in Bioengineering and Bioinformatics. He has co-authored multiple research papers and patents.   Fedor’s previous research on the effects of different biological and psychological factors on human aging has led to the development of various aging clocks, including Blood Age, which is one of the core technologies offered by SenoClock. An expert in Python and data analysis, Fёdor is deeply-integrated with the research on human aging. Currently residing in Dubai, Fedor is often speaking at anti-aging conventions.

    51 min

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Hello, I’m Hunt Ethridge. I’m an Award winning Dating & Relationship Expert/TV Personality/Coach/Matchmaker/Writer/Entrepreneur, Husband, Father, Bon Vivant & All - Around Swell Guy! I’ve been in the Love Industry for over 15 years and have been following all the ups and downs of today’s dating dilemmas. I teach my clients that dating is a mix of biology, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. To understand our motivations, the motivations of the person sitting across from you and the motivations of society at large, we have to delve into different aspects of it at different times to understand the machinations behind it, so we can maximize our benefits. To keep myself updated, I’m constantly reading studies on all sorts of topics that can help me better understand my clients and what’s going on out there. I’ve pulled together some of the most brilliant minds from across different fields to share what the data is telling us and how that can impact each and every one of our lives. This is, Hunt for Relationship Science.