I have appeared in the media to discuss dating apps, including stories that feature my own research. These include (in chronological order, with most recent first):
My AI chatbot thinks your AI chatbot is cute in the Boston Globe Magazine
Popular dating app, Bumble, tries to rekindle people’s love for swiping on KCBS San Francisco
Women on Bumble No Longer Have to Make the First Move in The New York Times
America is Sick of Swiping in The Atlantic
What do dating apps owe us, really? in POPSUGAR
This is why you’re burnt out from using dating apps on CBC News (Canada)
From AI dating to flirt coaches: How AI is changing dating, for better or worse on CBC News (Canada)
Move over, Tinder: Three local dating apps are looking to sidestep swiping fatigue in the Boston Globe
This is Your Brain on Dating Apps in National Geographic
Dating Apps Have Hit a Wall. Can They Turn Things Around? in The New York Times
People are spending hundreds a month on dating apps as free versions turn ‘borderline unusable’ on CNBC
Have online apps made dating better or worse? on CBC’s Cross Country Checkup
Dating apps struggle to compete in a saturated market on NPR’s Marketplace
Wait, how much per swipe? Dating apps flirt with premium subscriptions on NPR’s Marketplace
New Tampa Bay app aims to make online dating more authentic — but it’s not easy in the Tampa Bay Times
Dating app fatigue: Why we hesitate to stop swiping on NBC LX’s Current
Do people have faith in dating apps? in the Boston Globe
Why We Swipe: Looking for love in online places in The Brink, Boston University’s research publication
Digital dating in the words of an expert on South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB, Sioux Falls)
Sex, Lies and Swiping Right: Alumna’s research focuses on thought processes behind online dating, sexting and relationships in the digital age in Kent State Today (Kent State University)
Bots that speak the language of love better than you do on the WBUR Endless Thread podcast (part of the Good Bot, Bad Bot series)
Couples who meet via dating apps keener to settle down, study suggests in The Guardian
Dating app uses and outcomes on KELOLAND Living (Sioux Falls CBS)
The “Dating Market” Is Getting Worse in The Atlantic
Facebook Dating arrives — to thumbs up or down? in the Columbus (OH) Dispatch
Inside the future of online dating: AI swiping and concierge bots on Mashable
Is Online Dating Harmful? Study Cautions the Socially Anxious and Lonely on Inverse.com
This same study was then featured in Inverse’s top 25 most surprising stories of human potential for 2019
You’re not imagining it: always checking dating apps makes you feel worse in the MIT Technology Review
How to Use Dating Apps if You Have Social Anxiety, According to Experts on Bustle.com
Has Tinder Lost Its Spark? in The Guardian
Lonely, socially anxious Millennials are more likely to use dating apps compulsively, study finds on PsyPost.org
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I have also appeared in the media to discuss social media, including outcomes of compulsive use and to discuss why individuals use social media; celebrities on social media; and current events on social media.
Will the Real Taylor Swift Please Stand Up? in Marie Claire
The Stanley craze: How a reusable cup became the latest symbol of overconsumption in The 19th
Olivia Dunne’s rise to fame is fueling the earning power of college athletes — but who is keeping her safe? in The 19th
Keeping Near Year’s Resolutions: Social Media on Nightside News with Dan Rea, IHeartRadio
Before you decide to keep up with the Kardashians, consider this in BU Today (Op-Ed)
South Dakota researchers use Capitol insurrection to study social media compulsion on South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB, Sioux Falls)
How and why you should stop doomscrolling on KELOLAND Living (Sioux Falls CBS)
Is social media scrolling ruining your relationship? on KELOLAND Living (Sioux Falls CBS)
SDSU researchers look at social media use during the capital riot on Dakota News Now (Sioux Falls NBC/Fox)
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To contact me for media interviews, please use my contact form or email me at kdcoduto@gmail.com or kdcoduto@bu.edu.
Kathryn D. Coduto, Ph.D. 