An April 23, 2013 Associated Press story says questioning of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev by authorities indicated “the two brothers were motivated by an anti-American, radical version of Islam.” A CNN story adds that the older brother was the driving force behind the attacks and that they had no contact with international terrorist groups but were affected by watching videos online.

Read an April 28, 2013 article by John Blake at CNN about extremism.

Read a May 3, 2013 Time magazine essay about what the latest neuroscience says about the biological origins of evil actions.

Read a May 6, 2013 Rolling Stone article that analyses media’s effect on radicalism. It quotes John Horgan, director of the International Center for the Study of Terrorism at Pennsylvania State University, as downplaying the idea that young men can “self-radicalize” by watch YouTube videos and reading Al Qaeda magazines.”

An essay by Dr. Rachel Wagner that argues that video games are addictive, yet they satisfy significant religious needs. In particular, they create an opening for people to think critically about life and provide hope those who feel overwhelmed by racism, sexism and authoritarianism in society’s current structure.

Read an April 15, 2013, article from CNN the rise of cyberbullying over social media.

Read a June 9, 2013, Associated Press article about the Iowa state government’s efforts to crack down on cyberbullying. Gov. Terry Branstad introduced a bill designed to give schools authority over bullying that occurs over social media.

Read a May 5, 2013, article from Science Daily about the increase in the amount of time American youths spend online, and the consequent rise of cyberbullying. The article reports that nearly 1 in 6 high school students experiences cyberbullying, and that the majority of its victims are white and female.

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