Reverbiage: Stories from NPR tagged 'contradictory'

We Are A Nation Of Contradictory "Effects"

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:00:00 EDT

Many news outlets have recently warned about the Bradley Effect. It describes voters who say they will vote for a black candidate but chose the white candidate on election day. The Bradley Effect is named after L.A. mayor, Tom Bradley, an African American who led in polls to become California governor. Yet he lost against a white candidate. Our resident humorist looks at other controversial effects in our everyday lives.

Defining 'Bailout'

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:00:00 EDT

Commentator Ammon Shea, author of Reading the OED, discusses the different and sometimes contradictory meanings of the term bailout.

What Your Driving Habits Say About You

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:21:00 EDT

Tom Vanderbilt, author of Traffic, talks about the psychology of driving and the engineering of roadways. He explains some contradictory traffic truths: why roundabouts are safer than intersections and how slower can actually be faster.

Iranian Vote Yields Foggy Results

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDT

Conservatives have won a majority of seats in the recent Iranian elections -- but which conservatives are they? Incomplete and contradictory information from Iran's Interior Ministry makes the results -- and the potential impact on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- unclear.

Democrats Building Energy Bill Face Competing Goals

Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:00:00 EDT

This year, Democrats get their shot at an energy bill. It's a sprawling effort that aims to reduce global warming, curb dependence on foreign oil and try to keep energy costs low. But those can be contradictory goals. For example, dependence can be reduced by producing more energy in the U.S., but that might contribute to global warming, and lowering energy prices discourages conservation.

Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 13:16:00 EDT

Beethoven's Eighth Symphony continued his trend of retreating to classical styles in even-numbered symphonies. It is light and humorous, contradictory to his circumstances that summer. The style of his former mentor Hadyn is evident in this work.

Oppenheimer: American Prometheus

Wed, 11 May 2005 00:00:00 EDT

He is remembered as the father of the bomb. But the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer is more than how the world's most destructive weapon came to be. A new biography describes a complex, contradictory and at times mystical genius who defies easy labels.