The First Computer Dating Service: Operation Match

Looking for love is an art, not a science. People have been trying to crack the code, with mixed success, for a long time. This week we're going back to the 1960s, when a couple Harvard students had an idea. Businesses had started using a new technology called the computer to process payroll or match a client with the right type of insurance. What if these same computers could be used to get a date? This is the story of the very first computer dating service, Operation Match. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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The First Computer Dating Service: Operation Match is an episode from Radio Diaries by Radio Diaries & Radiotopia.

This episode is 12:16 long.

This episode was published on Dec 18, 2025.

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