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Author: Rashied

Rashied is Founder of Nanaya, NASA JPL systems engineer, and WUSTL physics graduate student. He's a pro at not sleeping.

Nanaya Frequently Asked Questions

Posted by: Rashied's postsOn October 19, 2014January 7, 2015
Tags: FAQ

How is this different from eHarmony, Match.com, or OkCupid? Instead of matchmaking and connecting people, we provide objective romantic and social advice using advanced modeling. Loosely, we give you a Carfax of your love and social life. We can answer specific questions about your love life. For instance: Where and in what groups you haveContinue Reading


The Catch-22 of Finding a Match

Posted by: Rashied's postsOn October 13, 2014October 13, 2014
Tags: psychology, self-awareness, sociology

It shouldn’t be a big surprise but the best chances of finding a romantic match are after a big life change, such as a move, going to college, or a new job. In fact it takes on a shape that looks a bit like this: Being in a new environment means exposure to new people.Continue Reading


Can Love Be Quantified?

Posted by: Rashied's postsOn October 9, 2014October 9, 2014
Tags: psychology

No. At least I haven’t found a way. If you have, please contact me! So we can’t quantify it but can we forecast it? I can write about love as an irrational and unpredictable force in our daily lives but that doesn’t do it justice. Love is a lot more than just that. Naively, we canContinue Reading


The Best Places to Find Love in America? For Whom?

Posted by: Rashied's postsOn October 6, 2014October 6, 2014
Tags: big data, facebook, statistics

Sometimes there might be a great opportunity waiting for you but it’s just not what you want. Pew recently published the best cities for women to find the ideal man. By ideal man, they mean someone who is single and is employed. High bar, right? As posted on the New York Times: Facebook Data ScienceContinue Reading


Self-awareness and Relationships

Posted by: Rashied's postsOn October 2, 2014October 3, 2014
Tags: psychology, self-awareness

http://vimeo.com/59037145 I ❤  I ❤ Huckabees and this is one of my favorite gags in the film – but there’s an interesting point here as Jude Law’s character takes a major turn. If you want to ask how you are not being yourself, you only need to think about self-awareness. But self-awareness isn’t just importantContinue Reading


What Are the Odds of Finding Love?

Posted by: Rashied's postsOn September 30, 2014September 30, 2014
Tags: physics, rashied, statistics

As I started to develop the algorithm behind Nanaya I wanted to make sure I wasn’t reinventing the wheel. I found all sorts of personal stories about people doing their own calculations of whether or not they’ll find love – but only one actually described what he did. Dr. Peter Backus, then a graduate studentContinue Reading


Why Am I Building Nanaya?

Posted by: Rashied's postsOn September 28, 2014September 29, 2014
Tags: backstory, rashied

Whether it’s having a morning coffee, running to catch the bus, or getting to work – I always ask myself “Why am I doing this?” Even if I know why and even if there’s an answer, should I be satisfied? Am I living up to my own ideals? How do I even know if I’mContinue Reading


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