The FCC and Subliminal Advertising - part 3
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010by Jeff Warrick
Below is a transcript from the opening of the Hearing on Subliminal Communication Technology that took place Monday, August 6, 1984. This section of the hearing deals with the House of Representatives, Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Transportation, Aviation and Materials, and FCC Representative, Dr. John Kamp, Assistant to the [...]
The FCC and Subliminal Advertising - part 2
Monday, July 19th, 2010By Jeff Warrick
On August 6, 1984 a Congressional Subcommittee of the Committee on Science and Technology met to discuss Subliminal Communication Technology.
Below is a short video clip from our feature documentary, “PROGRAMMING THE NATION?” - about the history of subliminal messaging in American mass-media - that discusses what took place during this hearing.
Kansas Democrat Rep. [...]
The FCC and Subliminal Advertising - part 1
Thursday, July 15th, 2010By Jeff Warrick
It seems to me that there is quite a bit of disinformation available out there regarding the laws prohibiting subliminal advertising. As a result, (and based on my interviews with average people on the streets), I’ve reached the conclusion that the general population actually believes subliminal advertising is illegal. I too [...]
Science Sensai Episode - Can Subliminal Messages Alter the Outcome of an Election?
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010A 2007 study conducted by cognitive scientist Dr. Ran Hassin of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Psychology Department, (originally published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dec. 4, 2007), shows that subliminal exposure to national flags affects political thought and behavior.
The short video below which gives more details about this study, [...]
Alcohol Increases Aggression; No Drinking Required
Monday, July 12th, 2010French researchers confirm that alcohol-related cues increase aggressive thoughts and behaviors, even if one hasn’t actually imbibed.
By Tom Jacobs
Feeling aggressive and hostile toward the people around you? Perhaps you’ve had one too many.
Thoughts, that is. About alcohol.
Over the past five years, several studies have found exposure to alcohol-related cues in one’s immediate environment can increase aggressive [...]
Coming up next … good, clean TV: Wal-Mart and P&G team up on wholesome programming
Monday, July 12th, 2010Original Article and Comments
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Feeling overwhelmed by the sex, violence and inappropriate content on prime-time television? Fear not, squeaky-clean entertainment is on its way to your living room.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Thursday it was working with Procter & Gamble Co. to produce “family-friendly TV programming.”
The first production, which will run April 16 on NBC, [...]
“Spellcasters”: The Hunt for the “Buy-Button” in Your Brain
Sunday, July 11th, 2010Original Article
Editor’s Note: Truthout is joining with the World Business Academy in an effort to demonstrate popular opposition to the unethical practice of neuromarketing manipulation. Please visit the Stop Neuromarketing page to view a video and sign the petition.
Guard your reptilian brain. Corporations and politicians are trying to tap into it to use the [...]
Bar code on Ferrari’s tail goes up in smoke
Friday, July 9th, 2010by Alan Baldwin
Original Article
Ferrari has removed the bar-code part of the paint jobs on its Formula 1 cars because of a claim that it is subliminal advertising for cigarette sponsor Marlboro.
The team said ahead of the Spanish GP: “With Philip Morris International we have decided to modify the livery of our cars.
“This decision was taken [...]
Urge Congress to regulate loud TV ads
Friday, July 9th, 2010Original Post
Many Americans have been concerned for years about excessively loud TV commercials that raise the decibel level of sound from the program they have been watching.
The FCC response to my complaint about loud TV ads during the Clinton years resulted in 19 pages covering such things as offensive commercials and subliminal advertising, but concluded [...]
