From Russia, with Love; October/November 2007; Scientific American Mind; by Robert Epstein; 2 Page(s)

It all started with an online dating service. I was looking for a date. Like most men (we dogs), I made my initial judgment based largely on a photo. Yes, that's shallow, and when one is online, it's also fairly stupid because photos are all too easy to fake. But this time, I really blew it.

The main photo showed a slim, attractive brunette, supposedly living in California not far from me. She didn't say much about herself, and her English was choppy, suggesting that she was a recent immigrant. That's okay, though; all four of my grandparents were from Russia, after all.