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Sphygmograph Be Damned: The Science of Love

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

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1920s gadgets to 'scientifically' find love

Tim describes Hugo Gernsback's pulse-and-odor compatibility tests and critiques the idea of tech solving romance.

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