In an episode of season 5 of The Simpsons cartoon, the townsfolk of Springfield decided to legalize gambling in order to boost the town’s flagging coffers. Marge – the mom whom the Simpson family normally rely on to be the voice of reason and prevent their lives degenerating into chaos - develops a gambling addiction after putting a loose coin in a slot machine. She becomes permanently glued to the machines, feeding in coins in a zombie-like fashion and consequently neglecting her family, who proceed to stir up all sorts of unconstrained mayhem.  ... Read More

Corporations spend billions each year endeavouring to influence the public’s behaviour to favour their sales objectives. What exactly is it they are ultimately attempting to create with these marketing efforts though?    ... Read More