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Two-year-olds benefit from playing games on tablets

August 15, 2018 in Technology

The use of electronic media by young children has an undeserved bad reputation, a new study suggests. Mothers are better at interacting with their two-year-olds when playing online games than when they are watching TV together or engaged in regular play.
These are the workers who drink the most

August 10, 2018 in Society & Culture

Researchers surveyed more than 3,500 workers in Norway about their alcohol habits and problems. "Workers who drink too much don’t get enough attention or help," says the head of the research project.
A visit to Rome using centuries-old guidebooks

August 6, 2018 in Society & Culture

"There were big differences in what people thought was important and noteworthy, beautiful or ugly," says Anna Blennow.
Should colon cancer screening start at age 45 or 55?

August 5, 2018 in Health

In May of this year, the American Cancer Society updated its screening guidelines for colorectal cancer, recommending that testing begin at age 45, which is five years earlier than currently is the practice. Two Norwegian doctors think this is a bad idea.
Why is so little plastic actually recycled?

August 3, 2018 in Environment

A group of Danish and Swedish researchers have now tackled this exact question. Their answer? Money.
Is ultra-processed food making us fat and sick?

August 1, 2018 in Health

A number of researchers argue that extremely processed foods are the reason behind rising rates of obesity, diabetes and other metabolic diseases. But others aren’t so certain.
Girls experience sexting more negatively than boys

July 30, 2018 in Society & Culture

A new study finds that Swedish boys and girls have very different reactions to sexually explicit texts. One researcher thinks this is very disheartening.
Is it possible to treat men who beat their partners?

July 27, 2018 in Society & Culture

Many men drop out when they seek therapeutic help for their violent tendencies. One researcher wanted to know why.
Norwegians won’t stop flying, even though they know it’s bad for the planet

July 25, 2018 in Environment

Flying is one of the last things that Norwegians want to give up. Should we require people to cut their air travel by one flight a year? One researcher says that won’t work, and that the only solution is electric airplanes.
Fathers with more education more likely to take paternity leave

July 23, 2018 in Society & Culture

Swedish doctors and lawyers take twice as much parental leave as their less well-educated peers. But the trend is the opposite for well-educated women.

Nancy Bazilchuk

Nancy Bazilchuk is a Norwegian freelance journalist

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