Episode #171

News Items

    Interview with Diana Blaney

    • Co-Investigator for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory working on the Mars Phoenix mission

    Science or Fiction

    • Item #1 Fiction

      A study of voting patterns reveals that polling stations staffed with younger poll workers correlates strongly with better outcomes for liberal candidates.

    • Item #2 Science

      A new study finds that newspaper endorsements have a significant effect on voter decisions, inversely proportional to their perceived bias in favor of the candidate they endorse.

    • Item #3 Science

      A new study reveals that the results of subjects being asked to vote for candidates based solely on appearance strongly correlates with actual election outcomes.

    Skeptical Quote of the Week.