Slater, D: Love in the Time of Algorithms

Dan Slater is a widely published author of journalism and creative nonfiction. A former legal affairs reporter for The Wall Street Journal, he is currently a contributor to Fast Company and has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York magazine and GQ.

"Slater considers all these issues in an intelligent, edgy, thought-provoking way. His book is worth at least a speed date.""--""Washington"" Post Books" "In 'Love in the Time of Algorithms' journalist Dan Slater has dug in manfully to explain how technology is transforming how we meet and fall in love.""--The Wall Street Journal" "Slater's account of the history of the cyber dating industry--from ginormous clunky old computers to modern complex algorithms--is well detailed.""--The Financial Times" "From the hilariously awkward beginings of Harvard's computer-dating industry to the groovy Miami parties of the profession today, Slater expertly leads us through the biggest reshuffle in courtship in our lifetime (from here, the '60s and '70s look like Jane Austen).An astute investigation of the way technology may have remade the most important aspect of existence: love."--VANESSA GRIGORIADIS, contributing editor, "New York Magazine" "One in five relationships now starts in front of a computer. But how did we get here? Dan Slater gives us a peek into the quirky minds of the dating executives who built the industry and the lives of those who have been forever transformed by the online-dating revolution. As one of those execs, I thought I knew the story. But with humor and fresh insight, Slater will change the way you think about love in a digital world."--SAM YAGAN, cofounder and CEO, OkCupid" " "An irresistible read that details the efforts of computer scientists and entrepreneurs to solve the oldest of life's challenges: finding the right life partner. Neither a slam nor cel-ebration of online dating, Slater's book makes it clear that mate finding really has changed forever, and like it or not, we're probably not going back."--TIM WU, author of "The Master Switch" ""Love in the Time of Algorithms "is a fascinating romp through the world of online dating. The book is packed with anecdotes about how people are adapting (or not) to lo