tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post2928996289268080312..comments2024-02-20T16:10:31.948-07:00Comments on First Nerve: “The Smell of Virtue”: Drive-by Research Trivializes Both Science and MoralityAvery Gilberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-45094895364220347962009-11-02T22:48:03.036-07:002009-11-02T22:48:03.036-07:00oh, so you let ME go all insane clown posse on the...oh, so you let ME go all insane clown posse on them ;).<br /><br />yeah, i'm a bit surprised by the lack of "journo" skepticism. has critical thinking been outlawed in j school? i mean, these are basic questions journalists should be automatically asking, whether they work online, in print or on air. instead, they're reprinting the press release nearly verbatim, even hailing it as some great psychological discovery in places. very stepford. <br /><br />if no one in the mainstream media calls this out and gets some answers, it will have been a genius marketing ploy on the part of j&j. i hope there is an investigative reporter - or jealous ad exec - working on it somewhere right now. <br /><br />in the meantime, i look forward to reading your full post. <br /><br />cheers, minetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-23361279758054673302009-11-02T18:38:54.544-07:002009-11-02T18:38:54.544-07:00Minette:
Glad to see I’m not the only one wrinkli...Minette:<br /><br />Glad to see I’m not the only one wrinkling his nose over this study. Too bad the mainstream media doesn’t exercise a little more skepticism.<br /><br />You touch on a couple of topics I almost included in my post. I left them out because it was nearly as long as the original article and because I didn’t want to go all insane clown posse on it.<br /><br />I’ll have more to say soon in full post.Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-80887181910372299582009-11-02T09:48:58.126-07:002009-11-02T09:48:58.126-07:00for me, the biggest signal that this is b.s. is th...for me, the biggest signal that this is b.s. is the fact that this product doesn't even exist on the windex website. (well, there wasn't a citrus-scented windex when i looked for it on october 28th.) <br /><br />this is product-launch hype disguised as science. it wouldn't surprise me if citrus-scented windex hits store shelves and the website in the next few days.<br /><br />and doncha love the publicity shots with the squeegee? the p.r. person who came up with that idea gets a gold star.<br /><br />- minetteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-30988241935850914322009-11-02T09:36:55.607-07:002009-11-02T09:36:55.607-07:00avery, glad to see some skepticism about this stud...avery, glad to see some skepticism about this study. i posed my own questions about it on my blog. here's the link to it: <br />http://www.scentsignals.com/scentsignals/2009/10/byu-study-the-odor-of-windex-not-cleanliness-is-next-to-godliness.html<br /><br />you can remove the link if you want to - just wanted you to see you're not alone in your skepticism, when the whole world seems to be jumping on board their bandwagon.<br /><br />cheers, <br />minette/www.scentsignals.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-80781397047626990742009-10-31T10:03:02.796-07:002009-10-31T10:03:02.796-07:00Olfacta:
Something like "Give your home that...Olfacta:<br /><br />Something like "Give your home that holy glow with new Ultra-Sanctified Windex"?Avery Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104017679971839738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8125354955146250762.post-19806422382842833032009-10-30T05:01:59.400-07:002009-10-30T05:01:59.400-07:00B-school academics? Windex? Hmmmm. I smell product...B-school academics? Windex? Hmmmm. I smell product differentiation.olfactahttp://olfactarama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com