NASA has done it again with a video of a flyby of Jupiter and its largest moon, Ganymede. The animation of stills is scored to music and includes lightning flashes in the clouds of Jupiter. It is a beautiful rendition, which humans might never see for themselves given the distance to Jupiter and hazardous conditions […]
Posted on July 16th, 2021 by admin
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The US Surgeon General is asking Americans to combat misinformation about COVID shots. He says errors and lies about the vaccination and virus are a critical danger to citizens. His call is a recognition that health authorities have gone as far as they can to persuade reluctant individuals to get the jab. Now it is […]
Posted on July 15th, 2021 by admin
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NASA has always been a savvy and creative agency of publicity. Its primary mission in the 1960s and early 1970s was to reach the moon, a built-in publicity machine that turned into enduring PR when it brought the feat off. It turns out more was happening on the space trips that is receiving attention now […]
Posted on February 9th, 2021 by admin
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Captain Sir Tom Moore, the 100-year-old British activist, set out to complete laps in his garden with his walker in order to raise money for COVID relief. His goal was 1,000 pounds. But when his venture received publicity, he raised a total of 39 million pounds. Sir Moore died ironically of COVID and has been […]
Posted on February 6th, 2021 by admin
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Several major pharma companies are planning to publish a pledge that they will not release COVID vaccines unless they are proved scientifically potent and safe. Only time will tell whether this is publicity or PR. If publicity, they will bend to political pressure and say their vaccines are safe and effective. If PR, they will […]
Posted on September 8th, 2020 by admin
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The Getty Museum in Los Angeles is engaged in clever publicity that is relieving the boredom of those forced to stay home during this time of COVID-19. The museum posted a challenge with three simple steps. Choose your favorite piece of art. Find three things around your house. Recreate the artwork with these objects. The […]
Posted on April 2nd, 2020 by admin
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Christina Koch has just set a record for the longest time a woman has spent in space. NASA is using it for publicity. But should it? We know now that lack of gravity has effects on the body, not all of them good. Koch surely will have trouble when she returns to earth. Her muscles […]
Posted on January 2nd, 2020 by admin
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Since ancient times, publicizing the names of mass murderers and other evil-doers has been a problem. It stimulates others to do dark deeds. The phenomenon is called social contagion by the scientific community, and it has been a work in America. Mass shooters have become more common. They are aping one another in seeing their […]
Posted on October 29th, 2019 by admin
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The Bugatti Chiron has just smashed the 300 mph barrier. The engineers who built the prototype have something to boast about but the project was absurd. Not even Formula One racers go that fast. The company can claim that its multi-million dollar vehicle is a true sports car, but who can afford one except those […]
Posted on September 3rd, 2019 by admin
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Presidential candidates and their minders are quick to pick up on any medium that gets their names out to voters. Now they are concentrating on podcasts and YouTube shows, media that barely registered in the last election. There is a good reason for doing so. They reach more young voters than any other type of […]
Posted on August 22nd, 2019 by admin
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