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Media research: The black box

Assessing the effects of television on young children is far from easy. But, as researchers tell Jim Schnabel, that is no reason not to try.

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Jim Schnabel is a freelance writer based in Maryland.

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Schnabel, J. Media research: The black box. Nature 459, 765–768 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/459765a

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