Episode 352 • • 1:54:57 - 1:57:22
352: Bean Bag Drone
Kimberly-Clark Germ Survey, Commercialized Science
A widely reported survey claiming gas pump handles and mailboxes are the "dirtiest" places is revealed to be a marketing effort by Kimberly-Clark, the maker of Kleenex and wipes. The hosts point out that the study was designed to drive sales of sanitizing products. They criticize the media for running the "commercial" as legitimate news.