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Study finds beer industry’s self-regulation ineffective at preventing advertising code violations

In an evaluation of beer advertising code regulations aimed to encourage responsible advertising practices, new research from the American Journal of Public Health finds that content violations still occur and the current U.S. Beer Institute's self-regulation process may be ineffective. - Chris Defrancesco via Study finds beer industry's self-regulation ineffective at preventing advertising code violations.

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2014-04-07T00:31:52+10:00April 7th, 2014|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Technology|Tags: advertising, advertising practices, beer advertising, beer industry, code violations, Media, self-regulations|0 Comments

Here Comes NAPLAN!

You know that NAPLAN is just around the corner each year when the media start trotting out the same old stories about kids being stressed by the tests, teachers teaching to the tests or worse – teachers and students colluding to cheat the tests! This year it will be different ACARA says. Schools [...]

By Shridevi|2014-03-31T09:29:24+11:00March 31st, 2014|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Technology|Tags: ACARA, Australia’s education system, cheating, disadvantaged students, Media, NAPLAN, Parents, principals, Social Media, students, teachers, tests|1 Comment

Reality TV favourite fare for Aussie kids

You could be warmed by the revelation that family togetherness is still a strong force in Australian society, so instead of retreating to their rooms and playing video games, kids join their parents in watching such celebrations of talent and hard work as My Kitchen Rules and The Block. While at other times of the [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2014-03-17T08:29:36+11:00March 16th, 2014|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: adults, Australian society, child and family studies, Family, Media, Parents, reality TV, togetherness|0 Comments

Can a video game teach empathy?

Can kids learn empathy on an iPad? This is the somewhat unfair but inevitable question surrounding this week's release of a new tablet game called IF. Designed for 6 to 12 year olds, IF aims to help children manage their emotions, cope with stress and conflict, even deal with bullies. It comes with big expectations [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2014-03-09T22:18:50+11:00March 9th, 2014|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Technology|Tags: children, emotional development, emotional learning, empathy, iPad, Silicon Valley, social development, social learning, tablet games, Trip Hawkins, video game|0 Comments

Is The Biggest Loser preying on disadvantaged communities?

The Biggest Loser machine screeched into the regional Victorian town of Ararat last night, and we all got to gorge on the usual clichés. Fat people stuffing their faces with junk food. Fat people crying. Fat people talking about how they are unlovable and unworthy. The Biggest Loser PR team would have us believe that their community-wide [...]

By Shridevi|2014-03-03T15:13:18+11:00March 2nd, 2014|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: doctors, Fat people, government, Media, overweight, The Biggest Loser, weight loss, weight loss industry|0 Comments

Food rating website: pulled due to pressure from lobbyist for junk food industry?

A senior government staffer who demanded a new healthy food rating website be taken down is married to the head of a lobbying outfit that works for the junk food industry, it has been revealed. via Food rating website: Fiona Nash's chief of staff married to lobbyist for junk food industry.

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2014-02-16T20:39:06+11:00February 12th, 2014|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: Fiona Nash, food industry, Food rating, Food rating website, government, health department, healthy food, junk food industry|0 Comments

Facebook is ‘dead and buried’, replaced by simpler networks, study finds

A study of how older teenagers use social media has found Facebook is "not just on the slide, it is basically dead and buried" and is being replaced by simpler social networks such as Twitter and Snapchat, an expert has claimed. via Facebook is 'dead and buried', replaced by simpler networks, study finds.

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2014-02-08T13:38:30+11:00February 8th, 2014|Categories: Cybersafety, Technology|Tags: facebook, internet, SnapChat, Social Media, Social networks, twitter, virtual world|0 Comments

Big Data Crushes Anti-Vaccination Movement

For years it’s been relatively easy to ignite medical controversy with emotional but often anecdotal evidence. TV is a popular format for doing just that. It’s quick, colorful and dramatic and increasingly in high-def and big-screen. Add a well known celebrity or two and the effects can be powerful, long term and hard to refute. [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2014-02-01T13:46:28+11:00January 24th, 2014|Categories: Cybersafety, Technology|Tags: Anti-Vaccination Movement, anti-vaccine, Big Data, dataset, Media, vaccine, vaccine debate|0 Comments

Story of a gaming addict

"Looking back, I think I must have been insane," he told me, with a mix of pride and revulsion. "I was so immersed in it at the time. I knew it was abnormal, but never to the extent that I see it now." via Jorge Yao was master of his virtual domain in Clash of [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2014-01-13T22:12:27+11:00December 25th, 2013|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: Clash of Clans, gaming, gaming addict, real time, virtual addiction, virtual world|0 Comments

The Body Con – A Competition to Help People Change Body Perceptions

The Body Con is a challenge to the understanding that we have to look a certain way in order to be valued and accepted. It is an opportunity to stop conforming and create controversy by re-branding the "ideal". Enter now for your chance to win $1000 and the opportunity to hear from industry professionals who [...]

By Dr Ramesh Manocha|2013-12-15T11:28:49+11:00December 15th, 2013|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: advertising, body image, Body Perceptions, Competition, Media, The Body Con|0 Comments