Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is patently obvious that children are not normally turned into aggressive little monsters by TV or video games, since most children do not become aggressive little…

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I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws...

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So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing...

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Some researchers sensibly suggest that rather than worrying too much about which programs our children...

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No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?

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Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with...

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But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the...

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Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was...

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The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive...

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of...

One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of...

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern...

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern...

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Obviously, every child should be given the best possible opportunity to acquire literacy skills.

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Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have...

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The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials...

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I wish we didn't have to own up to a policy deliberately designed to inflict...

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Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a...

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Although we love the idea of choice - our culture almost worships it - we...

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Universal literacy was a 20th-century goal. Before then, reading and writing were skills largely confined...

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.

It seems inevitable that the magic of the written word will fade.

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Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in...

I'm in total sympathy with Dick Smith's sentiments; I only wish there were grounds for...

I'm in total sympathy with Dick Smith's sentiments; I only wish there were grounds for...