Tag: life & news
Growing up in the age of apps doesn’t have to be...
Janine M. Cooper, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Interactive devices allow parents to occupy their children for a time so they can complete a range of...
Rebirth of Progressivism may breathe new life in labor unions
Bob Bussel, University of Oregon
A decade and a half into the 21st century, the American labor movement resembles a chronically ill patient suffering from...
What does your musical taste say about your personality and lifestyle?
Adrian North, Curtin University
I’m quite used to receiving abuse concerning the content of this column, but in contrast my previous post (about why fans...
Sex education at school means students have sex safer and later
Wendy MacDowall, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Lessons at school have become the most common source of information about sexual matters for young...
Crying out for a change in mood on emotional disorders and...
Ron Rapee
A few weeks ago, my children came home from school to announce they were raising money for World Vision’s 40-hour famine.
Naturally, I applauded...
Who wants a BlackBerry these days? Millions in Africa and Asia
By Nigel Linge, University of Salford
BlackBerry, once the must-have device for the sweaty palms of executives and wannabe executives everywhere, has seen its global...
From 60s counterculture to big business: the politics of festivals
By Roxanne Yeganegy, Leeds Beckett University
Today, British music festivals are big business. So you’d be forgiven for assuming that they’d morphed into mere simulations...
Why companies have little incentive to invest in cybersecurity
By Benjamin Dean, Columbia University
Editor’s note: US President Barack Obama is seeking US$14 billion to tackle it. The UK wants to build a start-up...
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
