It is rare for people to change their minds on emotionally charged political issues like gun control, climate change, abortion and gay marriage. So when a study that came out last year found that you reverse opinions on gay marriage in a matter of minutes during face-to face encounters, it got a lot of attention. Now, it turns out that key data in that study was faked and one of the study’s co-authors, scientist Donald Green of Columbia, University has retracted it.
How the Gay Marriage Canvassing Study Fell Apart
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Guest:
Naomi Shavin - Reporter at the New Republic. -
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Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Jolie Myers,
Matt Holzman,
Anna Scott,
Christian Bordal