Who ya gonna blame for the “subliminal” message in George W. Bush’s campaign advertisement that got pulled off the air because it flashes the word “RATS” across the screen while Al Gore’s Medicare ...

But as a researcher of language, I couldn't quite get why it was obvious that the subliminal message wouldn't work. On the face of it, subliminally associating the word RATS with Democrats might seem ...

George W. Bush came to town for a presidential campaign fund-raiser and press conference at The Breakers in September of 2000. One of the key things he spoke about to the party faithful was a national ...

In September 2000, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched an investigation of a TV ad produced for the Republican National Committee (RNC). The inquiry came at the behest of Sen. Ron ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I examine the looming danger that advanced ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore the somewhat shadowy topic of ...

Recently, I holed up indoors with my family watching old sci fi movies, including The Puppet Masters, a story about alien blobs that sit on people's backs and wire themselves into human nervous ...