In most countries, approximately half of parents say they have hacked into their teenager’s Facebook account; in the U.S., 60 percent of parents fess up to it, while in New Zealand, 44 percent say they’ve done it. In most cases, American parents go to greater lengths to keep tabs on a teen: 75 percent stay [...]
Jun 07, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Social Media, Technology, Trends, Youth | Tags: adolescents, America, apps, digital footprint, digital music downloading, energy monitor, France, GPS tracker, Japan, New Zealand, parental snooping, parenting trends, pornography, privacy, privacy apps, Safely Phone Controls, safety apps, sexting, social media trends, social networking trends, TeddyCam, teenage trends, teenagers, United Kingdom | Leave A Comment »
When a researcher spent a year inside three British high schools to gather material for a book on masculinity, he found straight teenage boys who were physically affectionate and emotionally expressive. He was surprised to note that the boys had blacklisted the “That’s so gay” insult that remains popular Stateside and that British teens actually [...]
Mar 27, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Politics, Trends, Youth | Tags: Alan Simpson, British Columbia, CNN, English Football Association, European Gay and Lesbian Sports Federation, gay, homophobia, homosexuality, lesbian, love and relationships, Madrid, masculinity, Rick Santorum, sexuality, soccer, United Kingdom, United States, Wheaton College | Leave A Comment »
If the robotic car Google is testing can ever navigate all its roadblocks, you may one day be able to commute to work while catching some extra shut-eye. Among the burning questions: How would insurance concerns be addressed, and how would a police officer issue a traffic ticket to a robotic car? BMW, too, has [...]
Mar 06, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Technology, Trends | Tags: BMW, France, Google, Japan, robotics, robots, U.K., United Kingdom | Leave A Comment »
Don’t be surprised to find yourself invited to fewer weddings this spring—5 percent fewer, if the numbers correlate with the drop in the marriage rate in 2011. That’s the U.S., but the U.K. is seeing a marital shift, as well. Meanwhile, across Britain and the States, the divorce rate has dropped or leveled, even in [...]
Jan 26, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Trends | Tags: divorce, England, global trends, love, love and relationships, marriage, psychology, relationships, Scotland, United Kingdom, United States, Wales, wedding | Leave A Comment »
The early admissions deadline for most colleges looms next week. Can’t you just see all the thousands of diligent high school students dotting their I’s and crossing their T’s, making a surefooted approach to the mailbox to send their application to a future alma mater? If you’re nodding your head, you’re showing your age. Almost [...]
Nov 23, 2011 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Trends | Tags: college admissions, college applications, college trends, colleges, Common App, ditigal world, higher education, online trends, scholarships, the common application, tuition, U.S. education, United Kingdom, United States, universities | Leave A Comment »
