Statistics and Social Issues; FilmWeek
Statistics and Social Issues
How does one spot faulty statistics? Larry Mantle discusses how statistics shape our thinking about social issues with author of Damned Lies and Statistics: Untangling Numbers from the Media, Politicians, and Activists (University of California Press) Joel Best. His book highlights many contemporary issues such as abortion, cyberporn, homelessness and the U.S. census, among others, and the ways to detect the correct or incorrect numbers behind them.
FilmWeek
Larry Mantle together with critics F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly and Jean Oppenheimer of New Times L.A. discuss the week's latest film and video releases. This week's selections include: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Planet of the Apes, Jackpot, and Greenfingers.