About The Studies Show

The Studies Show uses academic research as a lens to understand the world’s most important stories. Founded by Alexander Webb in February 2023, the Studies Show is also available on YouTube, Spotify, and more.

About the author:

Alexander Webb is a journalist and recent finance PhD graduate with expertise on trust, value exchange, and innovation in financial markets. He has written for many of the world’s top publications, including New York Times, National Geographic, Investopedia, Business Insider, WIRED, and more. You can also read him at The Studies Show, which he founded in early 2023. In his spare time he makes music as Lonely Singles.

Alexander also created Dating Net Worth, a calculator informed and inspired by academic research on heterosexual dating preferences. Take its results with a large grain of salt, as love and dating is highly personal.