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Swedish Media Coverage

      Posted on: May 5th, 2010 at 6:36 pm ; No Comments

Ulf Clarén, a journalist for the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan recently emailed me about the TV Commercials Paper. Here’s the resulting article. Feel free to translate it for me.

BP Junior Faculty Chair

      Posted on: Apr 21st, 2010 at 12:59 pm ; No Comments

A few moments ago the Dean and Deputy Dean called me to their office. First, I’m not fired, which, of course, is the first thought that crosses your mind when two Deans want to see you. It was actually just the opposite: I was awarded the BP Junior Faculty Chair! That means my teaching requirement goes down by one point with the goal of spending that time on research.  I’m honored and excited!

I guess CMU likes me

      Posted on: Oct 8th, 2009 at 3:50 pm ; No Comments

Aside from hiring me, CMU is sending some strong cues that they like what I’m up to. Today I was featured on the front pages of both the CMU and Tepper websites.

I am genuinely flattered.

WZPT Star 100.7 Morning Show

      Posted on: Jun 25th, 2009 at 11:28 am ; No Comments

I recently did an interview with Shelley Duffy of WZPT Star 100.7’s Morning Show about the Variety Amnesia paper. The segment aired this week and here’s the mp3.

How to Bring Back that Lovin’ Feeling

      Posted on: Jun 17th, 2009 at 3:47 pm ; No Comments

Robin Lloyd over at Live Science also picked up on the variety paper. The article can be found here.

The article was also apparently syndicated to:
- MSNBC
- US News and World Report
- KAKE 10…an ABC channel
- WSAW 7…a CBS channel

- Yahoo! News

Mixing memory with reality can bring pleasure to the routine

      Posted on: Jun 17th, 2009 at 3:03 pm ; No Comments

I was recently interviewed by Lynne Peeples over at ScientificAmerican.com about the Variety Amnesia paper with Justin and Joe. The resulting article can be found here.

This is the first time I’ve been referred to as Professor in print. Feels pretty good!

Business Wire – Research Debunks Perception that State or National Lines Offer Protection from Swine Flu

      Posted on: Jun 16th, 2009 at 2:37 pm ; No Comments

The PR folks at Stern asked Justin to put together a press release about our borders research. Here’s what just came across business wire.

Link.

More coverage…by the weather service?

      Posted on: Apr 23rd, 2009 at 10:33 am ; No Comments

Tom picked up on this very random coverage of the TV paper on a Hawaiian weather website. Scroll down to “Interesting 5″

Hawaiian Islands weather details & Aloha paragraphs / February 24-25, 2009

The Belgian Press

      Posted on: Apr 2nd, 2009 at 9:19 am ; No Comments

As Tom put it, finally we’ve been covered by the Belgian press: http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=D228EOVO

TV Commercials in India

      Posted on: Mar 27th, 2009 at 9:15 am ; No Comments

Turns out the research has been picked up as far as India.

Watching commercials leads to greater enjoyment of TV programs

The Psych Files

      Posted on: Mar 17th, 2009 at 9:46 pm ; No Comments

Michael over at The Psych Files, did a very thorough podcast about the TV Commercials paper.

Have a listen here: Episode 89: Don’t Touch That Dial! Why You Should Love Commercials

Pittsburgh

      Posted on: Mar 15th, 2009 at 4:13 pm ; No Comments

My new home:

beautiful-downtown-pittsburgh

Bax & O’Brien on WAQY

      Posted on: Mar 12th, 2009 at 9:42 am ; No Comments

Bax & O’Brien of WAQY, a Massachusetts radio station interviewed me the other day. Fun interview!

Listen here.

NPR’s Day to Day

      Posted on: Mar 11th, 2009 at 1:24 pm ; No Comments

Joel Rose asked me to go to NPR’s NY studio to chat about the TV Commercials paper. It was really interesting to be in an actual studio (as opposed to a phone interview). Of course, as always, it would have  been nice to actually get some more air time, but I’ll take what I can get.

Listen here.