The copycat effects of media violence, similar to those previously attributed to westerns, radio serials and comic books, are easy to exaggerate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it...

Reading is a huge effort for many people, a bore for others, and, believe it...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to...

The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to...

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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