by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Sep 10, 2025 | Psychology of Film and TV, Psychology of Media and Culture
The Ghost of Bernays in the Machine In 1929, Edward Bernays orchestrated one of history’s most insidious marketing campaigns. Sigmund Freud’s nephew didn’t just sell cigarettes to women. He weaponized their desire for liberation, transforming toxic...
by Joel Blackstock LICSW-S MSW PIP no. 4135C-S | Jul 20, 2024 | History of Psychotherapy, Psychotherapy Biographies: Historical Figures in the History of Psychology
Who was B.F. Skinner? B.F. Skinner was one of the most influential and controversial psychologists of the 20th century. As the father of radical behaviorism, he revolutionized our understanding of learning, behavior, and conditioning. His pioneering work in operant...
