Gibson guitars is suing Activision for patent violation in Activision's wildly popular Guitar Hero according to a story posted by Reuters. This is just one more example of how the proliferation of media technologies is changing the way we understand our world. Trying to apply old rules and old thinking... read more →
Mar
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Mar
10
I had a discussion with a reporter from a German newspaper last week. She was interested in the American take on Reality TV—specifically about humiliation and debasement as a form of entertainment. She asked, should there be similar legislation against public humiliation as there is against profanity, sexual and violent... read more →
Mar
10
Fielding Graduate University is holding an orientation for new doctoral students in media psychology in Santa Barbara. (Fielding has the only doctoral program in media psychology in the U.S.) This is the first time I’ve participated from the ‘orienter’ rather than ‘orientee’ perspective. It is fun to get to know... read more →
Nov
14
I have been haunted by this question for nearly two years. It doesn't seem like it should be hard to answer but the fact is that neither 'media' nor 'psychology' are all that concise and they both carry a certain amount of metaphorical baggage. But I have arrived at a... read more →
Jun
19
This article on the Medical News Today website entitled Neural Insights into The Economics of Philanthropy discusses a study where two economists and a cognitive scientist scanned brain activity using fMRI during forced and voluntary monetary contributions. These conditions were meant to simulate the social/economic processes of taxation and donation.... read more →
Dr. Pamela Rutledge is available to reporters for comments on the psychological and social impact of media and technology on individuals, society, organizations and brands.