Actually, they ended up doing a series of elaborate experiments. (discovermagazine.com)
What they have are nutty little theories, and they do elaborate experiments to confirm them and don't know what to do if they don't work. (discovermagazine.com)
Anderson, meanwhile, doesn't sound entirely convinced, although it's not clear if this whole «outing him as a fan of trash TV» thing is some sort of elaborate experiment in reverse psychology in order to lure him back. (avclub.com)