Lisa Simpson demonstrates causal reasoning
May 23, 2011 No CommentsThe long-running primetime animated series ‘The Simpsons’ demonstrates the fallacy in some kinds of causal reasoning:
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Pat Robertson on weightloss, metabolic science and cortisol
May 23, 2011 No CommentsPat Robertson, TV evangalist, gives weightless and metabolic advice on his religious show ‘The 700 Club’:
Cortislim
May 15, 2011 No Comments‘Stop Weighing Yourself’! A classically poor weightloss commercial from 2004-06, Cortislim with Dr. Greg Cedymon
Sensation & Perception – OpIvy
May 12, 2011 No CommentsThis is an update to a classroom demonstration that is a classic of cognitive psychology. We present a short clip from an ambiguous song first without visual lyrics, and then with. We then ask the observer to rate their confidence that the lyrics they read matched the lyrics they heard. Any given observer has a 50-50 chance of getting the ‘correct’ lyrics (from the album insert) or lyrics from http://www.kissthisguy.com/.
Progress for America – Roberts nomination ad
May 11, 2011 No CommentsA response to the NARAL ad attacking John Roberts, from Progress for America (a PAC that supported the 2004 re-election of George W. Bush).
NARAL Roberts nomination ad
May 11, 2011 No CommentsNARAL Pro-Choice America (the acronym was a previous name of the organization) ran this ad during the confirmation hearings for John Roberts, now Chief Justice Roberts:
Bill O’Reilly – Katrina
May 11, 2011 No CommentsThe ‘Talking Points’ memo from September 2005, during the aftermath of Katrina.
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy – British Airways
May 11, 2011 No CommentsClips from the show ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’ demonstrating product placement in reality shows – in this case, British Airways
Apple – 1984
May 11, 2011 No CommentsThe classic ad, which inaugurated the era of heady ‘character-based’ advertisements, as well as the trend of premiering big new ads during the Superbowl. The ad aired during the Superbowl in 1984.
Focus Factor
May 11, 2011 No CommentsA low-budget late-night ad for a putative performance-enhancing drug ‘Focus Factor.’ This one ran in 2004-2005.
