THE internationally well-regarded Science Magazine has retracted a widely publicized study that contended people’s opinion on gay marriage could be swayed after brief face-to-face conversations with people having a stake in the matter.

The study, “When contact changes minds: An experiment on transmission of support for gay equality,” published in December 2014 was authored by Michael J LaCour, a political science PhD student at the University of California, and Donald P Green, a political science professor at Columbia University.

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