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Does the social media ban for Australian children go too far, or not far enough?
Under a controversial new law, which comes into force in Australia at the end of 2025, children under 16 will not be permitted to hold an account on social media platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, Tiktok and Snapchat.
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Transport study reveals why journey is as important as the destination
A days' long canoe voyage along the Arnhem Land coast can now be completed within hours in a tinnie (motorized metal boat), but accelerating movement has unique and complex implications for Indigenous peoples' relationship ...
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Chaos on Bourbon Street: The growing threat of 'rampage terrorism'
A man in a pickup truck drove down a crowded Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day, killing 14 and wounding at least 35 others. The driver engaged police in a shootout, wounding two before being fatally shot and ...
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The Traitors: How trustworthy is a Welsh accent? A sociolinguist explains
One of the more unexpected plot twists on the latest series of the BBC's "The Traitors" was contestant Charlotte revealing that despite being from London, she was putting on a Welsh accent to seem more trustworthy to her ...
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Jan 12, 2025
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Why crime content is popular: Exploring cognitive and emotional motives
Consumers of content about serial killers watch and read it to experience intense emotions that are often lacking in everyday life and to understand the reasons that drive people to commit crimes. However, such content does ...
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Jan 10, 2025
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Music experiment shows how a concert can draw you into a community
The audience holds their breath in unison, and when the music turns emotional, everyone sits perfectly still together. These are the initial findings from the world's largest music experiment.
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Jan 10, 2025
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Linguistic report discusses how cultural differences can affect the dynamics of informal communications
In today's world, telecommunications and global connectivity have witnessed an unprecedented increase, making intercultural communication an unavoidable reality. A concerning aspect of such communication is the element of ...
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Jan 10, 2025
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Digital tools reshape Irish mourning traditions, study shows
Technology is now an established part of mourning rituals in Ireland and people have found meaningful ways to use it despite its limitations, a new study has found.
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Jan 10, 2025
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Global study uncovers sexism's impact on economy, democracy, and health
A new study, which is the largest of its kind, has found that sexism not only perpetuates gender inequality but is also linked to a range of negative outcomes, including reduced economic productivity, anti-democratic views, ...
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Jan 10, 2025
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Simple changes to social media messaging can help persuade people to heed wildfire evacuation orders
As deadly wildfires rage in Southern California and evacuation orders expand throughout the region, disaster response organizations are charged with providing regular updates on the magnitude of destruction and resources ...
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Jan 10, 2025
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'Only yes means yes': How 'La Manada' case reshaped social and legal discourse
Samara Velte of the NOR research team has investigated the social, media and legal discourses that emerged in relation to the gang rape perpetrated during the festival of San Fermin in 2016, and proposes discursive analysis ...
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Jan 9, 2025
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A third of UK public would have been 'tolerant' of petty corruption during COVID-19 vaccine rollout
A new study reveals that up to a third of the British public felt petty corruption would have been acceptable in order to get early access to vaccines during the UK's COVID-19 vaccination rollout.
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Jan 9, 2025
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Trust paradox: Benefiting from betrayal doesn't always erode trust
Imagine this scenario: Two people cheat on their partners with each other and then leave their partners to be together. Should they trust each other, or "once a cheater, always a cheater"?
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Jan 9, 2025
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Changes to the census will impact how Americans self-identify, study finds
Last March, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget approved changes to the ethnic and racial self-identification questions used by all federal agencies, including the U.S. Census Bureau. The changes include merging the ...
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Jan 9, 2025
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Is Australian English under threat from the Americans? It's not as simple as you might think
Dudes, dudines and dudettes of Australia, we need to talk about border security. Our long-time frenemies—the Americans (hey bae!)—seem to be taking over our English.
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Jan 9, 2025
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Social media 'soft girls' depend on men for money—but Sweden once used state 'influencers' to urge women to get jobs
The idea of becoming a "soft girl"—a woman who embraces values that are seen as soft, such as beauty and family life, at the expense of a career—is an emerging trend among some social media influencers. Soft girls often ...
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Jan 9, 2025
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I study modern-day slavery—and here's what I've learned about how enslavers try to justify their actions
Several high-profile celebrities were slapped with human-trafficking charges in late 2024, from music mogul Sean Combs, known as P. Diddy, to Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries. Neither has been tried yet, but in 2022 ...
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Jan 9, 2025
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Is there really a mid-career crisis? Job satisfaction follows a U-shaped curve only among highly skilled workers
Contrary to the long-held belief that the mid-career crisis plagues everyone, new research suggests that job satisfaction follows a U-shaped trajectory only for managerial and professional workers. This provocative finding ...
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Jan 9, 2025
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The psychology behind the well-being benefits of libraries
Daphna Blatt says she turned to the 2011 book "Flourish" by Martin Seligman, director of the Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania, for personal guidance but it "ended up leading to a professional epiphany." ...
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Jan 9, 2025
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New research reveals economic ripple effects of business closures, remote work and other disruptions
With remote and hybrid work now an established norm, many restaurants located adjacent to office buildings are facing a permanent decline in foot traffic. But how will this behavioral shift ripple through businesses along ...
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Jan 8, 2025
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