McGill University is gearing up for its annual 24-hour fundraising blitz, which will take place on Wed. March 10. Now in its sixth year, McGill24 is an opportunity for alumni
Last year, I let an algorithm decide the fate of my love life: My relationship with my now-boyfriend was not the product of a chance encounter, but rather the result of a mathematical calculation. The forces at play will always be mysterious to me; it’s hard to imagine how a series of goofy questions can generate a lasting relationship with a compatibility score of 99.82 per cent.
It’s likely you’ve already heard about Datamatch, a Harvard University-based dating service that has a chapter at McGill. Considering my personal connection to this matchmaking service, I decided to take a deep dive into the platform.