Neurological research by the Brain and Creativity Institute at USC College recently found that fast-paced digital media may actually confuse a person’s moral compass. See “Nobler Instincts Take Time”.
According to the study, “Emotions linked to our moral sense awaken slowly in the mind.” Admiration for virtue or skill and compassion for another person’s physical or [...]

According to Fox News Online, citing a story published by The Sun (a British newspaper) on April 4, 2009, “A British school was blasted Friday after kids as young as 11 were told to shout obscenities during a lesson in swearing…. St. Laurence School in Bradford on Avon, Wilts, claims it was part of a [...]

It seems relatively easy (and almost popular these days) for some people to deceive others, even those closest to them. At times deception is done in the name of “protecting” a person. Sometimes it’s used as a tactic to help a company or a person get a bigger and better deal, to secure or preserve [...]

When I was growing up, I was taught that eavesdropping was wrong. Many years later, when I went to law school, I was taught that anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. In business school I learned how important it is to protect a company’s (and a person’s) good [...]

According to a story today at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,446306,00.html, new data from three long-term research studies in the U.S. and Japan shows that after otherwise peaceable kids first played violent video games, months later they became more aggressive in school and more likely to get into fights. Younger kids (i.e., American children ages 9 through 12) were more affected. [...]

In an Associated Press article today entitled “Teen Pregnancy Linked to Watching Sexy TV Shows”, we are told: “Groundbreaking research suggests that pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior than among those who have tamer viewing tastes.”
(see http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,446085,00.html)
For those of us who have long [...]