Future Stories: The Future Of Dating

Each month on Future Stories, we bring you a little closer to the future of everyday life.

Episode ten: The Future Of Dating

Around 57 million people have Tinder on their smartphones, and the app registers over one billion “swipes” per day, according to the BBC. But are dating apps the only way forward, or is the future a little more varied than that?

This month on Future Stories, Tracy Tough hears about the growing popularity of virtual dating assistants, who’ll take over your online dating profiles and flirt with potential matches on your behalf (for a fee).

Plus, she speaks to the team at Guerilla Science who run multi-sensory dating evenings, allowing people to get to know their dates by scent or sound alone.

Curious? Join us as we look ahead to the future of dating.

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Narrator: Tracy Tough Editor: Tracy Tough Producer: Paula Lyne Theme Music: Glenn Malone Additional Music: Conan Wynne of Ambisonics Ireland Graphic Design: Orla Finn

Contributors (in order): Chloe Rose Stuart-Ulin, journalist Jen Wong, director, Guerilla Science UK Willie Daly, matchmaker

Source for Tinder figures: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-42988025