
Episode 256 • • 1:34:52 - 1:40:43
256: Cheerleaders for Science
ScienceCheerleader.com, PR for Influenza Vaccinations
The website ScienceCheerleader.com features professional cheerleaders who are also scientists and engineers, including employees from NASA and the NIH. The hosts speculate that this "babe fest" is a sophisticated public relations campaign designed to improve the image of science following various scandals. They predict these women will eventually be used as spokespeople to promote influenza vaccinations to a skeptical public.
