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When parents separate in Australia, their futures—and their children’s—often rely on the words chosen by judges in the Family Court. But those words aren’t always neutral along gender lines, say a team of UNSW researchers.This […]

Valued at more than US$250 billion, the influencer industry is the center of the digital economy.This post was originally published on this site

Children from affluent families are more likely to grow up to occupy formal leadership positions by their mid-20s than those from families facing adversity, a new Concordia-led study shows.This post was originally published on this […]

Psychologists have intensively studied the factors that make both eyewitnesses and victims more or less susceptible to memory distortion. But to date there has been no experimental evidence comparing memory suggestibility between the complainants and […]

A new study co-authored by a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor finds that life expectancy gains made by high-income countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, and that none of the […]

The Christchurch terrorist’s so-called manifesto wasn’t an honest account of his motives, but a calculated piece of propaganda designed to mislead the public, manipulate emotions and inspire further violence.This post was originally published on this […]

If you’re a binge-watcher, you’ve probably said, “Just one more episode,” a thousand times over.This post was originally published on this site

Screens, and technology more generally, are often seen to be at odds with engagement and connection with nature. Teenagers are implored to put down their phones and go outside instead.This post was originally published on […]