Why do we have so many first dates at restaurants? What does it mean when a romantic partner wants to cook for you? And why is it so important to share a romantic meal on Valentine's Day? It all goes back to the days of hunting and gathering. But nowadays, romantic meals are more likely to happen in fancy restaurants than around open fires. We'll talk to a nutritional anthropologist and several restauranteurs about the role that food plays in their relationships.

Bill Eadington, a world renowned gaming expert from the University of Nevada, Reno died this week. Eadington established UNR's Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming and was a leading scholar in the field. We'll talk with UNLV gaming expert David G. Schwartz, who Eadington mentored, about Eadington’s life and career.

Dr. Marya Shegog, the director of health programs at UNLV's Lincy Institute, is looking forward to improving healthcare in Southern Nevada.

The second week of February is the first week of the New Year on Chinese calendars. So we're saying goodbye to the Year of the Dragon and hello to the Year of the Snake. We'll talk about what that means to Asians, and to the casinos who court them during the holiday.