The Zeitgeist: February 14, 2016

EPISODE 25: This week, The Zeitgeist discusses recent and upcoming Presidential primaries and caucuses, Einstein, Beyoncé, Valentine's Day, and more. Enjoy! THIS WEEK’S TOPICS The Sizzle Valentine's Day: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/your-valentine-is-more-interested-in-dinner-and-a-card-than-anything-else/ Politics New Hampshire Delegates: http://www.npr.org/2016/02/10/466357629/new-hampshire-turnout-breaks-records-but-not-on-democratic-side AND Nevada Caucuses (hard to predict): http://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/feb/11/whos-polling-well-in-nevada-heres-why-thats-diffic/ AND South Carolina Republican Primary: http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/gop-deathmatch-three-men-will-enter-the-winner-will-probably-lose-to-trump-anyway/ Odd News PETA calls off protest of "Greased Pig on Ice" event after they realize that the pig referenced in the event's title isn't really a pig: http://news.yahoo.com/animal-rights-protest-scrapped-greased-pig-dust-170727905.html Health & Science Einstein was right about gravitational waves: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-11/einstein-was-right-gravity-ripples-across-the-universe-as-waves?cmpid=BBD021116_BIZ Business Whip/Nae Nae didn't just happen: http://www.businessinsider.com/madonna-cofounded-a-company-that-creates-viral-dance-videos-and-whipnae-nae-was-its-first-monster-hit-2016-1 What We Don’t Care About Some white women (and others) want to boycott Beyoncé: http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2016/02/white-women-want-to-boycott-beyonce-because-they-have-nothing-better-to-do/ AND For a bit of depth on the subject: http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/02/09/466142526/not-ready-to-stop-obsessing-over-beyonc-and-formation-we-got-you The Tomfool of the Week A rescue dog returns the favor – a special Valentine's Day tomfool: http://abcnews.go.com/US/rescue-dog-returns-favor-alerts-sleeping-owner-fire/story?id=36881519