Topic: Experimental Psychology

Anthony Nist, a PhD student at Utah State University, shared his perspective on the media hysteria from his lab in Logan, Utah. Meanwhile, Stephen Sorrell requested job karma following mass layoffs at Barry Diller's companies, including Expedia and VRBO. The hosts criticize the "ruthless" nature of corporate layoffs occurring just days into the national crisis.

The hosts revisit clips from 2009, including Hillary Clinton's visit to a refugee camp in Goma, Congo. Another clip discusses a study from the Journal of Experimental Psychology claiming people can identify sexual orientation based on facial muscle tension. The hosts reflect on how such discussions have become taboo in the decade since the clips originally aired.

A study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology suggests that the term "blood and treasure" is used by politicians to trigger a "sunk cost" mindset in the public. This rhetorical device frames past casualties as an investment that can only be recouped by continuing the war, a tactic observed in speeches by Obama, McCain, and Kerry.

A segment from the television show "Lie to Me" claims that people have a "sixth sense" to identify gay men based on facial muscle tension, citing the Journal of Experimental Psychology. The hosts condemn this as dangerous pseudo-science and compare it to the physiological "skull measurement" propaganda used in Nazi Germany. They argue such content is socially divisive and factually incorrect.