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Mon. 11/02 - Debunking & Distracting From Election Coverage

Mon. 11/02 - Debunking & Distracting From Election Coverage

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Mon. 11/02 - Debunking & Distracting From Election Coverage

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Heading into the U.S. general election tomorrow, a refresher on why polls can be unreliable and how to read them responsibly. An opportunity to own the vintage spyware gadgets of your dreams. It’s 2020: platypuses glow in the dark now. And a new site that will distract you from the election.Sponsors:BetterHelp, Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/REPORTFitbod, Get one month free at Fitbod.me/kottkeLinks:How claims of voter fraud were supercharged by bad science (MIT Technology Review)Why Pollsters Were Completely and Utterly Wrong (Harvard Business Review)Opinion | This Election Map Will Be Everywhere. Don’t Let It Fool You. (New York Times)2020 - Latest Election Polls (Real Clear Politics) For Sale: The Entire Spycraft Collection of New York's KGB Museum (Atlas Obscura)Scientists Just Discovered That Platypus Fur Glows Green Under UV Light (Vice)Election Distractor (NY Times)Kottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Nov 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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