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When it comes to digital media and social media, fam—teens and adults are sometimes lowkey on different wavelengths.This post was originally published on this site

When news broke last week that US political influencer Charlie Kirk had been shot at an event at Utah Valley University, millions of people around the world were first alerted to it by social media […]

When do people behave badly? Extensive research in behavioral science has shown that people are more likely to act dishonestly when they can distance themselves from the consequences. It’s easier to bend or break the […]

New research published today shows liquor laws that aim to prevent alcohol harms may boost tourism, rather than damage visitor numbers.This post was originally published on this site

Nowadays, media often celebrate the “girlboss”—the entrepreneur who works 80-hour weeks to build her brand and success—while corporate campaigns show women who “lean in” in the boardroom and maintain flawless family lives. These cultural ideals […]

On 23 January 2020, reports became reality as the first COVID-19 case was detected in Australia. It was a grim foreshadowing of further disaster for a nation experiencing its most intense and catastrophic bushfire season, […]

When parents separate in Australia, their futures—and their children’s—often rely on the words chosen by judges in the Family Court. But those words aren’t always neutral along gender lines, say a team of UNSW researchers.This […]

Valued at more than US$250 billion, the influencer industry is the center of the digital economy.This post was originally published on this site

Children from affluent families are more likely to grow up to occupy formal leadership positions by their mid-20s than those from families facing adversity, a new Concordia-led study shows.This post was originally published on this […]

Researchers at Hiroshima University (Japan) have introduced a new philosophical framework—”conditional bad-difference view” (Conditional BDV)—to understanding ethically important features of disability. Published in the journal Bioethics, Conditional BDV offers a nuanced way to think about […]