$750.000 to Study How Kid's Cartoons Contribute to Obesity?

[longknife]

The federal government is worried Dora the Explorer is contributing to childhood obesity.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded two grants totaling $750,000 to find out if cartoon characters are making children overweight and whether researchers can hone the marketing power of characters to sway kids’ eating habits.

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[Steven_R]

It's just taxpayer money. It's not like it's real money or we have to pay it back or anything.

Let's the academic good times roll, baby!