Facebook Users Share Lower Grades

Forget the widely unloved redesign. Facebook has committed a greater offense. According to a new study by doctoral candidate Aryn Karpinski of Ohio State University and her co-author Adam Duberstein of Ohio Dom...

The Name Game

THE GAME: Draw players into a circle and ask them questions such as, "What's your favorite ice cream flavor?""What's your favorite way to relax?" or"What's your favorite thing about your home?"In turn, each pla...

Family

Children Less Likely To Graduate than Their ParentsKids are less likely to earn a high school diploma than their parents were, according to a report issued by the Education Trust Advocacy Group. Experts say the...

Health

Do Bullies Bully Because They Like It?We’ve heard kids become bullies for a variety of reasons. Maybe they’re having trouble at home; maybe they’ve been bullied themselves. A group of research...

Education

School of EconomicsThe country’s international woes are hitting colleges and universities hard. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed that the state’s university systems cut a colle...

Sex & Sexuality

Risky BusinessKevin Scott and Carmine Sarracino believe porn and its accoutrements have gone mainstream, and it’s having some significant impact on youth.Scott and Sarracino, authors of The Porning of Ame...

Tech Talk

Games Linked to AggressionResearchers have long said violent video games are connected somehow to violent behavior. What wasn’t quite so clear was whether one actually caused the other: Did the games make...