As if Commercials Weren’t Bad Enough Already
Do we really need to smell the items featured in TV programming? A materials expert has created a function for your TV or portable device that can generate thousands of odors.
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Assessing Cigarettes’ Right to Free Speech
How far can federal regulators go in cramming ugly — if accurate — messages onto packs of cigarettes over the objections of the tobacco companies that sell them?
This Really Is the Worst Election Ever
The Wesleyan Media Project has studied the glut of U.S. midterm congressional TV ads and determined we've set a new low in negativity — and perhaps a new high in information.
Billion-Dollar Underdogs
New research shows that consumers identify with and choose brands they see as the underdog.
Celebrity Product Endorsements on the Brain
Brain-scan research suggests celebrity faces evoke specific happy memories, and those positive feelings rub off on the products they endorse.
Product Placement Links Celluloid and Cellulite
The first comprehensive analysis of its type finds food and beverage products appear in more than two-thirds of popular movies.
Cut Commercials, Not Carbs
The fries children see on TV may determine their weight as much as the ones they're eating.
Teen Driving Fatalities Linked to Alcohol Ads
New research suggests a ban on alcohol ads aimed at minors reduces drunken driving among teens.
May It Diminish the Court
Hyperbolic attack ads from advocacy groups have diminished the popular esteem of the U.S. Supreme Court in the past, so as the campaign to place Sonia Sotomayor fires up, a little restraint is in order.
Politics Without the Media?
If politicians spoke directly to the American people, what would happen? New research suggests people might actually feel a little better about politics. But does that mean we should fire all the journalists?