by Andrew Maynard | Aug 24, 2011 | Education, Engagement, Society
Is social media messing up today’s teens? Adults, it seems, love to pontificate on the benefits and ills of emerging internet-based communication platforms on young people. But how often do they bother to listen to the teenagers they claim to be concerned...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 15, 2011 | Communication, Emerging Technology, Engagement
If you are a teen who uses YouTube (or know of one – maybe even your own teenager), please think seriously about posting a response to this video: (You can also watch it directly on YouTube here). Over on the Risk Science Blog, I’ve just posted a piece...
by Andrew Maynard | Aug 3, 2011 | Communication
Living online is changing our brains – at least according to Baroness Greenfield in an interview posted today by New Scientist. Leaving aside questions over the extent to which Greenfield’s concerns are driven by misapprehension or plausibility, the...
