Episode #171
News Items
Interview with Diana Blaney
- Co-Investigator for NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory working on the Mars Phoenix mission
Science or Fiction
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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.
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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.
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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.