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...least surprising poll not conducted by USA Today, Pinsky proved that celebrities are indeed narcissistic, in his new book The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism Is Seducing America. While the average American scores a 15.3 on the Narcissism Personality Inventory, a 40-question test long used by psychologists, celebrities averaged 17.84. Longtime stars and newbies scored similarly, which might lead you to conclude that fame doesn't turn people into narcissists - it just attracts them. The more a person's fame was the unintended by-product of a skill, like playing an instrument, the lower the score. Reality-show participants...
...rise. Yosano took second place to Aso in last September's elections for a new LDP leader. "Given the problems that Japan faces, people feel that there's a solid quality to Yosano, a trustworthiness that makes people feel confident he's in charge," says Curtis. In a newspaper poll conducted six weeks ago, Yosano tied with popular former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as the public's second choice for the next premier. (The No. 1 pick was opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa...
...everyone on campus shared that noble perspective, with 23% of students saying porn should never be screened publicly on campus, according to a poll by the student newspaper, The Diamondback. But before undergraduates could settle the debate, state senator Andrew Harris threatened on April 2 to get the legislature to strip all $400 million in state funding from the campus if Pirates were screened in a nonacademic setting. Administrators canceled the showing that day. (See pictures of the college dorm's evolution...
...recent Pew poll found that, among the public, global warming ranked last of 20 possible policy problems. More importantly, however, the poll found a serious disconnect between concern over the environment and global warming. While it is heartening that the environment was not listed last, it is worrying that people see a difference between the environment and global warming. These two policy problems are inextricably linked, and dealing with one means dealing with the other. That this poll separates them indicates a serious lack of understanding of the problem...
...Vote for the most influential people of 2009 on the TIME 100 poll...