The Great RomCon?

On Tech and Sexual Politics: The Great RomCon? examines the impact of technology and online platforms on our personal and professional relationships. From digital hobby communities to AI-generated romantic partners, we will shed light on whether this brave new world of relationships has room for more human connection.

The Great RomCon? is a society podcast hosted by Jim Clark, with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Jim Clark hosts The Great RomCon?, a society show with 21 episodes published.

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  Episode #20

  Hot or Not? The Psychology of Attraction on Dating Apps

  Jun 22, 202651 minS2

  <p>Human attraction, the elusive spark or personal chemistry you have with some people (but not others), has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. We assess available metrics in person: body language, eye contact, confidence - all these tiny signals that help us work out whether someone is attractive, trustworthy, dangerous, charismatic, boorish, pompous, intelligent or completely insufferable.</p><p>Then, in the space of about fifteen years, we collectively decided to move dating onto apps where most of that information disappeared. Now attraction often begins with six photos, a vaguely ironic reference to Hawaiian pizza, and the strategy...

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  Episode #20

  Hot or Not? The Psychology of Attraction on Dating Apps

  Jun 22, 202651 minS2

  Human attraction, the elusive spark or personal chemistry you have with some people (but not others), has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years. We assess available metrics in person: body language, eye contact, confidence - all these tiny signals that help us work out whether someone is attractive, trustworthy, dangerous, charismatic, boorish, pompous, intelligent or completely insufferable. Then, in the space of about fifteen years, we collectively decided to move dating onto apps where most of that information disappeared. Now attraction often begins with six photos, a vaguely ironic reference to Hawaiian pizza, and the strategy of delayed replies. So, how are we actually navigating this strange new environment? Are dating apps helping us identify compatible partners more efficiently, or are they distorting this natural in-person attraction process entirely? Looking to explore this with me is today’s guest, Dr Claire Hart , an Associate Professor at the University of Southampton whose work explores attraction, relationships and the psychology of human connection in digital environments. Dr Hart’s research is in quantitative social and personality psychology, such as looking at: narcissism, empathy and bullying. Produced by the Bloomsbury Institute London .

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  Episode #19

  Read Receipts and Misread Signals: How Is Technology Changing Human Communication?

  Jun 15, 202642 minS2

  <p>Communication has been going through a revolution. Originally, humans evolved over hundreds of thousands of years to communicate face-to-face: tone of voice, eye contact, body language, nervous laughter, pheromones: all the cues and signals that will be read by our subconscious to help us understand one another. Then, within the past twenty years, we collectively decided to move large parts of our social and romantic lives onto glowing rectangles in our hands: the original iPhone was launched in January 2007.</p><p>Now we flirt through text messages, argue via WhatsApp, dump each other over email and fall in love...

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  Episode #18

  Cammin’. Cammin’. And I hope you like Cammin’, Too?: What Are Platforms Doing to Intimacy?

  Jun 9, 202647 minS2

  <p>Innovation and technology have reshaped almost every aspect of our romantic and sexual lives: from how we flirt, to how we perform desirability (even male strippers wear tool belts), to how we understand what counts as “normal” intimacy. If you watch the film Kinsey, about his famous US sex study in the 1948 and 1953 in America, all anyone wants to know of the researchers is, “Am I normal?” We are 'On Tech and Sexual Politics' here on this podcast, but as platforms tighten their rules around sexual content, and governments introduce sweeping legislation like the Online Safety Act, the politics of pleas...

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  The Great RomCon?

  The Singularity and Ready to Mingle? What AI means for modern love

  May 11, 202632 minS2

  <p>This is a recording of our inaugural The Great RomCon? real-life event in London. Our budding singles and AI enthusiasts were in for a singles night with a difference: bonding over a fireside discussion with AI expert, Dr Antonio Weiss.</p><p>We turned the tables and let AI prompt the conversation for once, where Dr Weiss discussed his further insights from his book 'AI Demystified': AI is disrupting businesses and workplaces, but what will it do to our relationships?</p><p>Event held at the Conduit Club, London.</p>

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