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If you’re a parent, you’re probably already uneasy with the amount of time your teens spend on their smartphones. Are you sitting down right now? Brace yourself, because according to new research, many teens – boys and girls equally – are sending and receiving sext messages on their phones.
Today in The Conversation Canada, Sheri Madigan of the University of Calgary and Jeff Temple of the University of Texas Medical Branch have teamed up to report on their deep dive into the research. “Boys are often portrayed as the requesters, and girls as the senders, of nude images or videos,” they write. “Findings from our study debunk this widely held assumption and show that boys and girls are equally likely to participate in sexting.”
How do LGBTQ people navigate international business, scholarship or sports competitions when traveling to countries hostile to them? That’s at the heart of a fascinating piece from Kaela Jubas of the University of Calgary. She’s found that LGBTQ people often have to sit out of important events, putting their career development at risk, or go back into the closet during their travels.
In Canada and other Arctic nations, all eyes have been on China in recent years as it flexes its muscles in the region. But according to Danita Catherine Burke, a Canadian academic at the University of Southern Denmark, and her co-author, Andre Saramago of Universidade Lusiada Porto, we should also be keeping an eye on Singapore. The tiny island nation is flying under the radar thanks to China, but it’s pursuing its own interests in the Arctic.
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Teen sexting has been on the rise over the last decade as smartphones have become more available; meanwhile teen sex has declined.
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Sheri Madigan, University of Calgary; Jeff Temple, The University of Texas Medical Branch
Teen sexting is on the rise. Boys and girls are equally likely to share sexually explicit imagery but girls report feeling more pressure to sext and more judgement about how they do it.
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Some LGBTQ Canadians who travel for work may purchase an extra laptop or cell phone to ensure no personal photos or contacts are on their devices.
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Kaela Jubas, University of Calgary
How do LGBTQ people navigate international business, scholarship or sports competition when traveling to countries hostile to LGBTQ people?
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The vantage point from the Chinese icebreaker Xue Long in the Arctic in 2010.
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Danita Catherine Burke, University of Southern Denmark; Andre Saramago, Universidade Lusíada Porto
With all eyes on China's intentions in the Arctic, Singapore is flying under the radar. But the tiny Asian nation is also pursuing its own interests in the Arctic.
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