Placeholder while article actions load On March 8, a Twitter account called Libs of TikTok posted a video of a woman teaching sex education to children in Kentucky, calling the woman in the video a “predator.” The next evening, the same clip was featured on Laura Ingraham’s Fox News program, …
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Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. Hopkin: When you stop to think about it, it’s not all that easy to speak. First you have to think of something to say. Then your brain has to tell your mouth to say it. Interruptions anywhere along this …
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Are you one of the people who hates Hollywood because Hollywood only serves up superhero movies and sequels … most of which are sequels to superhero movies? Well, here’s some encouraging news: Two of the highest-grossing movies of 2022 are romantic comedies: The Lost City, starring Sandra Bullock and Channing …
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In a time of geopolitical chaos and inflation, Simon Mikhailovich’s extreme wealth preservation strategies don’t seem so paranoid. Cyberattacks. Inflation. Pandemic. Is your money safe? The question is asked by Simon Mikhailovich, a Russian émigré and entrepreneur who is in the business of selling a certain kind of safety. His …
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Early research into the growing electronic sports (esports) industry highlights a need for better coaching to prevent burnout among professional players. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Waterloo, identified several areas, including player fatigue, mental stress and peak performance conditions, that require in-depth research to improve coaching …
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The pandemic is accelerating changes to post-secondary education. Virtual, flexible, and experiential opportunities remain crucial priorities for lifelong learning. The Regional Sounding Tour examined the promise and challenges of delivering on these strategies. Document Highlights Virtual learning options led to increased participation in post-secondary education across Canada. Participation in virtual …
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Only 45.6 per cent of Canadians in rural regions have access to internet, that drops to 34.8 per cent of households in First Nations reserves (Photo courtesy of Tamaani) “Can you hear me?” Brenna Minish-Kichuk asks, staring patiently at the frozen, heavily-pixelated image on her computer screen. Minish-Kichuk, a CPA, …
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The underlying backbone of this is the global network of undersea fiber optic cables. Source: Getty Images The concept of a single global internet is breaking down. At the digital level, this is because of efforts by countries like China and Russia to build national firewalls. But there is also …
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Education must lead learners’ potential out of them instead of simply stuffing knowledge into them. getty We’ve lost our way in education. We have placed performance on grades and test scores above all else. And this focus has created a world where we obsess over content and knowledge and how …
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 25: In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital … [+] Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is displayed in front of the Bitcoin course’s graph on June 25, 2019 in Paris, France. Getty Images Everyone was stunned when the new mayor of New York City Eric Adams …
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