Hannah Fry: The mathematics of love
Ханна Фрай: Махаббат математикасы
Hannah Fry researches the trends in our civilization and ways we can forecast its future. Full bio
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about the mathematics of love.
are famously excellent at finding love.
because of our dashing personalities,
and excellent pencil cases.
қаламсалғыштың да қатысы жоқ.
an awful lot of work into the maths
біз жан жолдасымызды табу үшін
on the subject, which is entitled,
(Laughter) --
his chances of finding love.
махаббатын табу мүмкіндігін бағалайды.
is somebody who lives near him,
to find him attractive.
of 26 women in the whole of the UK.
is it Peter?
than the best estimates
extraterrestrial life forms there are.
a 1 in 285,000 chance
of these special ladies
that's why mathematicians
going on nights out anymore.
to such a pessimistic view.
just as well as all of you do,
and rational and easily predictable.
ақылға келмейді һәм болжанбайды.
that it can offer us
айласы жоқ дегенім емес.
is full of patterns
all about the study of patterns.
to the fluctuations in the stock market,
нарық өзгерісін де мәлімдейді.
or the growth of cities.
мен қалалардың өсуі де осындай.
none of those things
and easily predictable, either.
is so powerful that it has the potential
оларда
at almost anything.
and relevant mathematics is,
шынында кереметтігін көрсету үшін
mathematically verifiable tips for love.
үш кеңесімді берсем деймін.
website is OkCupid,
by a group of mathematicians.
қалағандықтан емес.
for almost a decade.
қолданушылар туралы, әрине.
to search for patterns
interact with each other
seriously interesting findings.
that on an online dating website,
does not dictate how popular you are,
think that you're ugly
section of OkCupid,
how attractive you think people are
бағалауға рұқсат берілген.
the average score,
яғни орташа ұпайды салыстырсақ,
selection of people receive,
on an online dating website.
have come up with.
is that it's not totally true
the more messages you get.
of what is it about people up here
than people down here,
same score of attractiveness?
straightforward looks that are important.
findings with an example.
Portia de Rossi, for example,
біреуді алсаңыз,
is a very beautiful woman.
білетіндей сұлу екенінде шүбә жоқ.
but she's not a supermodel, either.
сонымен қатар ол супермодель де емес.
to someone like Sarah Jessica Parker,
Сара Жессика Паркер дегенмен салыстырамыз,
myself included, I should say,
оның ішінде өзім де бармын
is seriously fabulous
most beautiful creatures
on the face of the Earth.
i.e., most of the Internet,
интернеттегілердің көбі
a bit like a horse. (Laughter)
жылқыға ұқсатады. (күлкі)
how attractive they thought
мен Портиа де Росси екеуі
or Portia de Rossi were,
them a score between 1 and 5,
to have roughly the same score.
бірдей болмақ.
would be very different.
әркелкі болмақ.
all be clustered around the 4
that she's very beautiful,
completely divides opinion.
ондай ойды сан саққа жібереді.
that makes you more popular
think that you're attractive,
think that you're a massive minger.
біледі деген сөз бе.
than everybody just thinking
деп ойлаудан жақсы.
makes a bit more sense
бастаған болар,
who are sending these messages.
орнында болып ойласаңыз, мән бар.
somebody's attractive,
біреуді тартымды деп ойлайсыз,
won't necessarily be that interested.
қызықпайды деген тұжырымдасыз.
less competition for you
for you to get in touch.
to if you think somebody is attractive
is going to think they're attractive.
humiliating yourself, let's be honest?
interesting part comes.
that they use on an online dating website,
will find unattractive.
who are, perhaps, a little bit overweight
a very cropped photo,
where they're wearing hats.
of what you should do
whatever it is that makes you different,
will find it unattractive.
are just going to fancy you anyway,
well, they only play up to your advantage.
How to pick the perfect partner.
that you're a roaring success
of how do you then convert that success
and in particular,
when is the right time to settle down?
it's not advisable to just cash in
who comes along
want to leave it too long
chance of long-term happiness.
Jane Austen, puts it,
inspire affection again."
What do you know about love?
is the right time to settle down
that you can date in your lifetime?
of mathematics that we can use
optimal stopping theory.
by the time that you're 35.
date across your lifetime,
levels of goodness.
you cash in and get married,
what you could have had,
and change your mind.
much like being recalled
for somebody else, or that's just me.
that what you should do
of your dating window,
as serious marriage potential.
next person that comes along
that you've seen before.
mathematically proven, in fact,
of finding the perfect partner.
this method does come with some risks.
your perfect partner appeared
you'd have to reject them.
you've seen before,
rejecting everyone and die alone.
nibbling at your remains.
let's imagine, instead,
in your first 37 percent
boring, terrible people.
you're in your rejection phase,
you can reject them.
person to come along
dull and terrible
I'm afraid you have to marry them
which is, frankly, suboptimal.
an opportunity here
and really cater for this market.
(Laughter)
are marginally less terrible
of people I dated."
than I normally manage.
you a 100 percent success rate,
strategy that can do any better.
there are certain types
employ this exact strategy.
suitor that turns up
of the mating season,
that comes along after that window
that they've seen before.
humans, we do sort of do this anyway.
to play the field,
or whatever when we're young.
at potential marriage candidates
if ever it were needed,
to be just a little bit mathematical.
that you picked your perfect partner
a lifelong relationship with them.
would ideally like to avoid divorce,
Piers Morgan's wife, maybe?
States ends in divorce,
not being far behind.
that precede a marital breakup
for mathematical investigation.
or what you should be quantifying.
John Gottman, who did exactly that.
having a conversation
everything you can think of.
in the conversation,
or not the wife was actually always right,
most important predictors
is going to get divorced
partner was being in the conversation.
on Gottman's scale than negative.
going to get divorced,
into a spiral of negativity.
was going to get divorced
with a mathematician, James Murray,
and how they occur.
impressively simple and interesting.
the wife or husband is going to respond
they're going to be.
when they're on their own,
they're with their partner,
influence one another.
to point out at this stage,
have also been shown
countries in an arms race.
spiraling into negativity
the beginning of a nuclear war.
in this equation
have on one another,
the negativity threshold.
how annoying the husband can be
really pissed off, and vice versa.
were about compromise and understanding
have the space to be themselves.
the most successful relationships
a really high negativity threshold.
they really were a big deal.
and subsequent findings by the team
or the most successful couples,
negativity threshold.
let anything go unnoticed
some room to complain.
trying to repair their own relationship,
outlook on their marriage.
end up being a really big deal.
just a low negativity threshold
have a successful relationship.
mathematical evidence
let the sun go down on your anger.
with love and relationships.
that aside from their use as tips,
into the power of mathematics.
and symbols aren't just a thing.
about the incredible richness of nature
and warp and evolve all around us,
for just a couple of you,
the mathematics of love
a little bit more love for mathematics.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Hannah Fry - Complexity theoristHannah Fry researches the trends in our civilization and ways we can forecast its future.
Why you should listen
Hannah Fry completed her PhD in fluid dynamics in early 2011 with an emphasis on how liquid droplets move. Then, after working as an aerodynamicist in the motorsport industry, she began work on an interdisciplinary project in complexity sciences at University College London. Hannah’s current research focusses on discovering new connections between mathematically described systems and human interaction at the largest scale.
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