The past, present and future of Love

The origins of our drive for a mate
Satoshi Kanazawa is an evolutionary psychologist at the London School of Economics. His research uses evolutionary psychology to analyze social sciences such as sociology, economics, and anthropology.

Here he discusses the evolutionary psychology of successful dating! Apparently, men do what they do to get laid and in their younger years have their greatest achievements - apparently all part of the reproductive drive! Also, the maths of dating!
Watch it here- it's fascinating! http://bigthink.com/satoshikanazawa

Why online dating is so unsatisfactory
Then onto Dan Ariely, one of my top 5 favourite thought leaders. Dan is a Behavioral Economist from Duke University on . Dan Ariely is the author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions and is the James B. Duke Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University, where he holds appointments at the Fuqua School of Business, the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, and the department of Economics. In addition, Dan is a visiting professor in MIT’s Program in Media Arts and Sciences.

If you are investing hours and HOURs on dating sites trying to find a suitable partner, then take 20 minutes to watch this interview with Dan: http://bigthink.com/danariely

Why online dating should be free and the role of maths (again!) 
Then, finally...the CEO and founder of OKCupid- a free online dating service
Sam Yagan is co-founder and CEO of OkCupid.com, the fastest-growing free online dating service. Yagan was previously co-founder and CEO of TheSpark.com, maker of SparkNotes, and president of MetaMachine, which developed P2P file-sharing application eDonkey. He has also been vice president and general manager at Delias, and vice-president and publisher at Barnes & Noble.

The Algorithmic Future of Love: http://bigthink.com/samyagan

SEX
And for a real Whooooaaaaaaa from a scientific not erotic, (but hugely amusing!) perspective! Take a look at the interview with Mary Roach, American science writer. 
She has published three books, the most reason being Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008). Raised in Etna, New Hampshire, she holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wesleyan University and currently resides in San Francisco, California.

She began her writing career at the San Francisco Zoological Society, producing press releases on such topics as elephant wart surgery.[1] In 1986, she sold a humor piece about the IRS to the San Francisco Chronicle. That led to a spate of humorous first-person essays for such publications as Sports Illustrated, Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, Discover, Outside, Reader's Digest (for whom she wrote a monthly humor column) and GQ.

She appeared on The Colbert Report, a satirical news program, in November 2005.

http://bigthink.com/maryroach