Most American households have two working parents, so once they’re home there’s plenty to do and little opportunity to tune out. Mom and dad are opting to scroll in secret lest they be accused of being hypocritical for telling their children to get off their screens. (Jargon, The Wall Street Journal)
Read MoreMany recent surveys have pointed to a Christian resurgence among young adults in the United Kingdom. This narrative, however, may be misleading. These surveys canvass members of opt-in panels who have signed up to participate, often in response to website ads or email campaigns. (Hackett, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreFrench lawmakers approved a bill banning social media for children under 15, paving the way for the measure to enter into force at the start of the next school year in September, as the idea of setting a minimum age for use of the platforms gains momentum across Europe. (Petrequin, AP News)
Read MoreInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day is observed across the world on Jan. 27, the anniversary of the liberation by Soviet forces of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most notorious of the Nazi German death camps. The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution in 2005 establishing the day as an annual commemoration. (Gera, AP News)
Read MoreIn 2025, we surveyed opinions from almost 5,000 children across the UK aged 6-14 years old. Based on the most common responses and themes, we shortlisted three words—peace, AI, and resilience—and asked young people to vote for their preferred winning word. (Oxford University Press)
Read MoreHeinrich Himmler and other Third Reich occultists in the 1930s latched onto the strange idea that the Aryan race was not the product of evolution but descended from semidivine beings who left the heavens and established a secret civilization on Earth, possibly beneath Central Asia. (Breland, The Atlantic)
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