THE POLITICAL VIKING'S WAR ON WRONG: Tom Coburn skewers NIH in final ‘Wastebook’ - Burgess Everett

"Other NIH spending targeted by Coburn includes $371,000 spent on researching women’s emotional state when they see their dog compared to seeing their child; $533,000 for studying how Buddhism explains the science of meditation; and $804,000 spent developing “Kiddio: Food Fight,” a smartphone game aimed at empowering parents in vegetable-eating negotiations with their children."