"Mean World Syndrome is a phenomenon where the violence-related content of mass media convinces viewers that the world is more dangerous than it actually is, and prompts a desire for more protection than is warranted by any actual threat."

"AdViews is a digital archive of thousands of vintage television commercials dating from the 1950s to the 1980s."

daily newspaper front page scans

really interesting tv viewing stats

brilliantly detailed notes on the design of monocle

“There was research on whether computers cause miscarriage. Then the next wave of research is, ‘Will it hurt children?’ Then, ‘Will it hurt society?’ That’s the pattern of looking into a new technology."

by Tad Friend - great review of The Office