https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Nigeria has a high rate of heavy drinking among young people. One study found that 55.8% of teenagers between 15 and 19 years old had engaged in binge drinking in the past month. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-sex-alcohol-nigeria-tactics-dangerous.html Social Sciences Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:44:06 EDT news643286643 The recent open letter to the prime minister and parliamentarians broke the week-long silence from Indigenous leaders after the country rejected the proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament. The letter emphasized the damage caused by the "lies in political advertising and communication" prevalent in the recent campaign. https://phys.org/news/2023-11-viewpoint-political-misinformation-isnt-easy.html Social Sciences Thu, 02 Nov 2023 12:01:04 EDT news618145261 A common trope in marketing and advertising is to use sex appeal in its many guises to imply that a product or service has some association with sexual pleasure. Research in the Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development has looked at the secondary effects of sex appeal used in advertising on adolescents exposed to such marketing materials. https://phys.org/news/2022-10-effect-sexual-appeal-advertising-aggression.html Social Sciences Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:14:02 EDT news584788441 75 per cent of Londoners feel that adverts should reflect the diversity of the city's population, yet fewer than one in four thinks adverts are culturally diverse, according to new research from the UCL Institute of Education. https://phys.org/news/2018-07-londoners-adverts.html Social Sciences Wed, 18 Jul 2018 07:10:02 EDT news451116198 Facebook is pulling ads from pages that contain violence or sexual content. The social network said that on Monday, it will expand its definition of pages and groups that are too controversial to carry advertisements. https://phys.org/news/2013-06-facebook-ads-racy-violent-pages.html Internet Sat, 29 Jun 2013 18:07:16 EDT news291748023 Like it or not, your relationship with Google is becoming a lot more intimate. The company recently expanded its ability to combine data from its various services to create a highly detailed profile on you. https://phys.org/news/2012-03-ways-privacy-google.html Internet Thu, 15 Mar 2012 05:06:09 EDT news251006748 Do sexy images sell products? It depends, says a new study in Journal of Consumer Research. If marketers are determined to use sex in advertising, there may be ways to do it that can attract customers of both sexes. https://phys.org/news/2009-02-sex-women-sexy-ads.html Other Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:22:55 EST news154628548