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Are gifted kids more sensitive to screen violence?

  • Written by Jonathan Wai, Research Scientist, Duke University
imageWhat's the impact of violence on screen?Donnie Ray Jones, CC BY

The past few weeks have been full of several unfortunate violent events: the massacre in Orlando, the killing of black men by police officers, the sniper attack in Dallas, the Bastille Day attack in France, the violent coup attempt in Turkey and the shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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