New technologies lead to hype, which in turn leads to new conversations and new big ideas as if earlier problems had been solved.
Our knowledge of them is far greater than any other set of species, but while this can sometimes lead to hype in the media thanks to the public's fondness for these impressive animals, it does mean that they form a foundation of much of our understanding of the dinosaurs.
To be sure, Congress was concerned that permitting angel deals to be advertised might lead to hype.
And that hype is a necessary, but not sufficient, condition of success: Success will lead to hype — blog coverage, awards, etc., but hype won't necessarily lead to success.
Such proactivity leads to hype and a lack of relativism in the communication by the media of cancer research stories, a constant theme in health literacy and public policy (Hayes et al, 2007).
Silence of the Lambs (dir Jonathan Demme, 1991) took five Oscars; Anthony Hopkins' brilliant portrayal of Lecter - based, he said, on 2001's computer Hal - contributed greatly to the Lecter myth which has led to so much hype over Hannibal.
Even before Marimba had much to offer, Polese was aggressively marketing the company, which led to the immense hype surrounding push.
They were christened by the media as the "The" bands, and dubbed "The saviours of rock 'n' roll", prompting Rolling Stone magazine to declare on its September 2002 cover, "Rock is Back!" The attention in the press in turn led to accusations of hype, and some dismissed the scene as unoriginal, image-conscious and tuneless.
This paper is intended to provide policy makers and strategists with observations that might limit actions such as those that led to the "over-hype" of nanotechnology and to the fear (or discounting) of societal risks.
But the fact that it is possible, and that this spring's media hype led to nothing, could lead to something genuinely dangerous going under-appreciated.
