A look at history often provides some context for the present and might even inform the future, so it's not surprising two Penn State faculty members' review of Cold War-era print and television advertisements about flying ...
Social Sciences
Nov 25, 2022
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Serial murderers aren't all the same. The FBI distinguishes between "disorganized" serial killers, who strike without planning or logic and often don't cover their tracks, and "organized" killers, who do plan and cover their ...
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2022
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New research in the journal Marketing Science, conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago and University of Washington, finds a 10% increase in TV product placement for cigarettes increases sales by 2% for the ...
Economics & Business
Oct 26, 2022
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Lately it seems like people can't get enough of a good lie. From true crime documentaries about the fraudulent Fyre Festival or dating app con man the Tinder Swindler to "Inventing Anna," Shondaland's dramatization of grifter ...
Social Sciences
Oct 5, 2022
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Not that long ago, teens binged on aspirational content, where the kinds of lives portrayed in "Gossip Girl" were what they wanted on their screens. But according to a recent study conducted by UCLA's Center for Scholars ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2022
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New research reveals the exceptional singing skills of contestants on reality TV shows may be stopping people from singing in public.
Social Sciences
Aug 19, 2022
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The past two election cycles have seen an explosion of attention given to "echo chambers," or communities where a narrow set of views makes people less likely to challenge their own opinions. Much of this concern has focused ...
Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2022
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TV advertising has become not only high-volume, but increasingly high-energy—a trend noticed by academics and practitioners.
Economics & Business
Apr 5, 2022
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Social media sites want it.
Economics & Business
Feb 11, 2022
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Europe's busiest airport shut down in Istanbul on Monday while schools and vaccination centres closed in Athens as a rare snowstorm blanketed swathes of the eastern Mediterranean, causing blackouts and traffic havoc.
Environment
Jan 24, 2022
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