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Epstein scandal broadens as trove of letters from famous figures published (Anna Betts/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/05/jeffrey-epstein-letters-photos
http://www.memeorandum.com/250805/p74#a250805p74

“Trump has a child’s understanding of the world and is driven by ego and whatever impulses come into his weak mind. It’s causing the U.S. economy to burn as he pursues trade and economic policies that are completely unworkable and destroys U.S. leadership on the global stage. And he’s doing a lot of it to distract from the Epstein files.”
Trump discovers rejection on the world stage — because of his 'weak mind': analysis - Alternet.org
https://www.alternet.org/trump-international-leaders/

Tell Me Without Telling Me: Two-Way Prediction of Visualization Literacy and Visual Attention
Minsuk Chang, Yao Wang, Huichen Will Wang, Yuanhong Zhou, Andreas Bulling, Cindy Xiong Bearfield
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.03713

Tell Me Without Telling Me: Two-Way Prediction of Visualization Literacy and Visual Attention
Accounting for individual differences can improve the effectiveness of visualization design. While the role of visual attention in visualization interpretation is well recognized, existing work often overlooks how this behavior varies based on visual literacy levels. Based on data from a 235-participant user study covering three visualization tests (mini-VLAT, CALVI, and SGL), we show that distinct attention patterns in visual data exploration can correlate with participants' literacy levels: W…

Gente plenamente ignorante de los efectos en reparto de escaños de la ley electoral española sexys en tu šrea.
Gente que no recuerda el batacazo de IU en 2004 y 2008 abogando por una mayor fragmentación de la izquierda.

It’s been a dramatic week at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
In the space of seven days,
the agency’s head was sacked and replaced by an interim head,
four senior staff members resigned,
and existing staff took to the streets to express support for their ousted leaders.
To understand how everything unfolded and what it could mean for the health of Americans, science editor Ian Sample hears from health reporter Melody Schreiber and form…

RFK Jr and the chaos at the CDC
Podcast Episode · Science Weekly · 09/02/2025 · 18m

Enhancing Science Literacy through Cognitive Conflict-Based Generative Learning Model: An Experimental Study in Physics Learning
A Akmam, Serli Ahzari, E Emiliannur, Rio Anshari, David Setiawan
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.01295

Enhancing Science Literacy through Cognitive Conflict-Based Generative Learning Model: An Experimental Study in Physics Learning
This experimental study investigates the effectiveness of the Cognitive Conflict-Based Generative Learning Model (GLBCC) in enhancing science literacy among high school physics students. The novelty of this research lies in the innovative integration of cognitive conflict strategies with generative learning principles through a six stage structured framework, specifically designed to address persistent misconceptions in physics education while systematically developing scientific literacy compe…

Don't agree with everything here but it's a welcome optimistic take: there's still work to do but trajectory is clear
Cleaning Up: Leadership in an Age of Climate Change: The Inevitable End of Fossil Fuels | Ep221
https://cleaning-up-leadership-in-the-age-of-climate-change.simplecast.com/episodes/end-of-fossil-fuels-2065-tWtKAuDZ

Jeffrey Epstein's Birthday Album Included Letters From Bill Clinton, Leon Black (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-birthday-album-included-letters-from-bill-clinton-leon-black-a7cd8cb1
http://www.memeorandum.com/250724/p138#a250724p138

Digital literacy interventions can boost humans in discerning deepfakes
Dominique Geissler, Claire Robertson, Stefan Feuerriegel
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.23492 https://…

Digital literacy interventions can boost humans in discerning deepfakes
Deepfakes, i.e., images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), can erode trust in institutions and compromise election outcomes, as people often struggle to discern real images from deepfakes. Improving digital literacy can help address these challenges, yet scalable and effective approaches remain largely unexplored. Here, we compare the efficacy of five digital literacy interventions to boost people's ability to discern deepfakes: (1) textual guidance on common indicators of deepfakes; (2…

Epstein files fallout:
Republicans divided as
House Republican leaders cancel scheduled Thursday votes;
House oversight subcommittee approves motion for Epstein confidante to testify to Congress
-- Justice department to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell
The DOJ says officials want to know if imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell has information about anyone else “who has committed crimes against victims.”
⭐️Speaker Mike Johnson said he would sh…