Last year, the world's media focused its attention on the Cincinnati area as science guy Bill Nye and Creation Museum founder Ken Ham debated the creation vs. evolution question.
In same spirit, AGS Warriors examine the role of public opinion and the media in addressing and shaping public policy. Like evolution, Americans carry on ongoing discourse on topics such as cloning, factory farming, stem cell research, the use of drones, and immigration. Students researched all sides of their topic and produced a TV news "Reality Check" segment to present their findings.
As they examine the relationship between information, incentives, the power of data, and bias, Freakonomics will provide AGS Warriors with some new perspective on the way society works.