Do you go on endless dates hoping to find the perfect partner only to be endlessly disappointed? Or have you stopped meeting people because you've decided that you're undateable? Maybe you need to start dating like a scientist. 

Behavioural scientist Logan Ury has studied the common mistakes we make when looking for love - and thinks science can shows us a better way.  

Logan is the director of relationship science at the dating app Hinge. She’s also the dating coach for the new Netflix showThe Later Daters and author of How to Not Die Alone.

Check out Logan's website at loganury.com

Do you go on endless dates hoping to find the perfect partner only to be endlessly disappointed? Or have you stopped meeting people because you've decided that you're undateable? Maybe you need to start dating like a scientist.&nbsp;
Behavioural scientist Logan Ury has studied the common mistakes we make when looking for love - and thinks science can shows us a better way.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Logan is the director of relationship science at the dating app Hinge. She&rsquo;s also the dating coach for the new Netflix showThe Later Daters and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Not-Die-Alone-Surprising/dp/1982120622">How to Not Die Alone</a>.
Check out Logan's website at <a href="https://www.loganury.com/">loganury.com</a>

You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.

You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagram-worthy vacations. You’re dead wrong. Yale professor Dr. Laurie Santos has studied the science of happiness and found that many of us do the exact opposite of what will truly make our lives better. Based on the psychology course she teaches at Yale -- the most popular class in the university’s 300-year history -- Laurie will take you through the latest scientific research and share some surprising and inspiring stories that will change the way you think about happiness.

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Date Like a Scientist 

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Do you trust your government? Do you trust your neighbors or the strangers you meet on the street? Do you trust the media? Or your teachers? Who we trust is changing. And trust in our institutions and our fellow citizens is in steep decline. That's according to the World Happiness Report. Who we trust can have a huge impact on our behavior and our happiness.  

So what's behind the dramatic changes in how we trust? And can we learn to trust in a smarter way? We ask advice from Rachel Botsman, the Trust Fellow at Oxford University's Saïd Business School and author of How to Trust and Be Trusted.

Do you trust your government? Do you trust your neighbors or the strangers you meet on the street? Do you trust the media? Or your teachers? Who we trust is changing. And trust in our institutions and our fellow citizens is in steep decline.&nbsp;That's according to the <a href="https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/trusting-others-how-unhappiness-and-social-distrust-explain-populism/">World Happiness Report</a>. Who we trust&nbsp;can have a huge impact on our behavior and our happiness.&nbsp;&nbsp;
So what's behind the dramatic changes in how we trust? And can we learn to trust in a smarter way? We ask advice from&nbsp;Rachel Botsman, the Trust Fellow at Oxford University's Sa&iuml;d Business School and author of <a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/audiobooks/how-to-trust-and-be-trusted">How to Trust and Be Trusted</a>.

Have You Got Trust Issues?

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It's the International Day of Happiness! It's a chance to talk about happiness and what we can all do to be happier. March 20th also sees the release of the World Happiness Report. A big finding of 2025's report is that more of us are dining alone - and that's bad news. 

The report's editor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve talks us through the stark figures showing that shared meals are in decline - while Dr Anne Fishel of The Family Dinner Project gives us her tips on how to dine better with friends, families and colleagues. 

It's the <a href="https://www.un.org/en/observances/happiness-day">International Day of Happiness</a>! It's a chance to talk about happiness and what we can all do to be happier. March 20th also sees the release of the <a href="https://worldhappiness.report/">World Happiness Report</a>. A big finding of 2025's report is that more of us are dining alone - and that's bad news.&nbsp;
The report's editor Jan-Emmanuel De Neve talks us through the stark figures showing that shared meals are in decline - while Dr Anne Fishel of <a href="https://thefamilydinnerproject.org/">The Family Dinner Project</a> gives us her tips on how to dine better with friends, families and colleagues.&nbsp;

Why Eating Alone is so Bad for You (An International Day of Happiness Special).

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Earth Day is coming on April 22, but the whole month is seen as an opportunity to think about environmental issues and what we as individuals can do to help out. 

It seemed like a good time to rerun an episode we made with Harvard professor Dan Gilbert about why we humans are great at tackling immediate threats, but find it harder to motivate ourselves to address problems that seem a longer way off. It's why we often don't save for our retirements, and why we're finding it difficult to take action on climate change. 

<a href="https://www.earthday.org/">Earth Day</a> is coming on April 22, but the whole month is seen as an opportunity to think about environmental issues and what we as individuals can do to help out.&nbsp;
It seemed like a good time to rerun an episode we made with Harvard professor Dan Gilbert about why we humans are great at tackling immediate threats, but find it harder to motivate ourselves to address problems that seem a longer way off. It's why we often don't save for our retirements, and why we're finding it difficult to take action on climate change.&nbsp;

Why We're Better With Some Threats Than Others (An Earth Month Re-Run)  

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