Anderson Cooper on Sylvia Browne
Anderson Cooper gives Sylvia Browne’s bogus claims the kind of media treatment they deserve. At about the midpoint, Cooper gives statistics for U.S. belief in psychics: 13% of the population, 8% of men and 18% of women. Those who’ve consulted a psychic, by region: South: 8%, West: 13%, Midwest: 11%, East: 19%. The latter numbers probably reflect Christianity acting as a deterrent to consulting a psychic. (Hat tip to Respectful Insolence.)