Stop Going on Bad Dates. Here's How to Fix Your Online Profile. Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Courting by telephone across Paris, 1883. ( Oxford Science Archive/Print Collector/Getty Images ) Produced by Jen Poyant, Ariana Tobin and Andrew Dunn Hosted by Manoush Zomorodi Produced by WNYC Studios