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Annabel Hoare, Anglia Ruskin University The success of Netflix drama Adolescence, along with concerns about misogynistic influencers such as Andrew Tate, has brought the “manosphere” into public discussion. Many parents, particularly of young boys, may fear they don’t know enough about what their children are exposed to online. I research radical misogyny online, and the [...]
Brian N. Chin, Trinity College “Avoid screens before bed” is one of the most common pieces of sleep advice. But what if the real problem isn’t screen time − it’s the way we use social media at night? Sleep deprivation is one of the most widespread yet overlooked public health issues, especially among young adults [...]
Michael Freeman, Bond University Social media is full of claims that everyday habits can harm your skin. It’s also full of recommendations or advertisements for products that can protect you. Now social media has blue light from our devices in its sights. So can scrolling on our phones really damage your skin? And will applying [...]
Kayla Steele, UNSW Sydney and Jill Newby, UNSW Sydney What’s the difference? is a new editorial product that explains the similarities and differences between commonly confused health and medical terms, and why they matter. The terms “shyness” and “social anxiety” are often used interchangeably because they both involve feeling uncomfortable in social situations. However, feeling [...]
Download article as a PDF Two recent releases have prompted this article: The Netflix series Adolescence and the 2025 Reith Lectures from the BBC on Violence. Both are highly recommended. In the Reith Lectures, forensic psychiatrist, Dr. Gwen Ashead, outlines seven factors that give rise to the violent mindset. While there is no one [...]
Download article as a PDF Teaching and engaging boys is a mix of being an ace motivational coach with being an overly active events manager while being big-hearted while having the stern eye of a store detective. In short, not complicated at all! Having a brother is like having a best friend who occasionally wants [...]
Joshua Trigg, Flinders University; Anthony Venning, Flinders University, and Lavender Otieno, Flinders University Vaping is in your news feed for its regulation, impact on public health and effects on young people. So with growing awareness of the effects of vaping on health plus recent reforms to limit availability of vapes to pharmacies in Australia, [...]
Piotr Winkielman, University of California, San Diego and Przemysław Marcowski, University of California, San Diego When deciding if something is worth the effort, whether you’ve already exerted yourself or face the prospect of work changes your calculus. That’s what we found in our new research, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. When you [...]
Greetings from 2040. The past two decades have rewritten the script of education. The world you know—your policies, institutions, even your assumptions about learning—has been overtaken by a future that demanded we think beyond the present. We had a choice: resist change and fall behind or embrace transformation with open minds and bold strategy. We [...]
Greetings from 2040. The world’s accelerating rate of change has reshaped everything—including education. In the early days, we struggled to keep up. The enthusiasm of teachers, while admirable, risked burning them out as they tried to stay ahead of each new wave of innovation. No one wanted a return to the frazzled, reactive energy [...]
