Why March Madness is a special time of year for state budgets
Feeling lucky? Wayne Parry/AP PhotoMarch Madness – the time when the best men’s and women’s college basketball teams challenge each...
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‘How long before climate change will destroy the Earth?’: research reveals what Australian kids want to know about our warming world
ShutterstockEvery day, more children discover they are living in a climate crisis. This makes many children feel sad, anxious, angry,...
By the time they are 20, more than 4 in 5 men and 2 in 3 women have been exposed to pornography: new research
ShutterstockFour in five young men and two in three young women have been exposed to pornography by the time they...
By the time they are 20, more than four in five men and two in three women have been exposed to pornography: new research
ShutterstockFour in five young men and two in three young women have been exposed to pornography by the time they...
We teach school kids about safe sex. We need to teach safe sexting too
Mart Production/ Pexels , CC BYSexting involves taking self-made naked or partially naked sexual photos, videos or explicit texts and...
I created a ‘cosy game’ – and learned how they can change players’ lives
Cosy games exploded in popularity during the pandemic. Takoyaki Tech/ShutterstockThe COVID pandemic transformed our lives in ways many of us...
Playing Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley is a reminder of Tove Jansson’s environmental message
Moomin author Tove Jansson’s work is characterised by a desire for balance: balance between the knowable and the unfamiliar; balance...
Bell Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is side-splittingly funny – yet some of the magic is lost
Matu Ngaropo and Ahunim Abebe in Bell Shakespeare s A Midsummer Nights Dream. Photo by Brett Boardman Shakespeare’s delightful A...
Imaginary: I research imaginary friends – here’s what the horror film gets right
I was hesitant to watch Imaginary. Not only because horror movies are often too scary for me, but also because,...
Teenagers often know when their parents are having money problems − and that knowledge is linked to mental health challenges, new research finds
Teens are more clued in to family finances than many people think. Olga Rolenko/Moment via Getty ImagesWhen parents try to...
