We all are being manipulated, and even enslaved, by the technologies which emanate from Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab in Palo Alto, California, founded in 1998 by Dr. Fogg. More
Tag Archives: Manipulation
Book Review: ‘Nudge’ by Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein
The cure for what ails American society and the world is not more nudges. The solution is for the likes of Thaler and Sunstein to stop manipulating the Nudged Enough Already.More
Book Review: ‘The Undoing Project’ by Michael Lewis
Kahneman and Tversky’s collaborative work and findings are the subject of the Michael Lewis book ‘The Undoing Project’ – well-written and skillfully told.More
Ctrl Alt Delete Facebook
I deleted my Facebook account this morning. They asked me “Are you sure?” “Are you really, really sure?” When I answered in the affirmative each time, finally I got the response: “It’s scheduled for deletion in 30-days.” I have been a very active Facebook user since 2006 – in other words, for all my adult…More
Edward Bernays and Propaganda
You may have never heard of Edward Bernays, but he had your number. The father of public relations gave us the modern mass marketing campaign as well as making Sigmund Freud – his double uncle – a household name. Maybe, just maybe, the trick to not falling for propaganda, fake news, and deceptive marketing practices…More