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News Literacy Project survey: 84% of US teens describe news media negatively, and 94% think news or media literacy should be part of their education (Diane Sylvester/Editor and Publisher)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories

Teen distrust of journalism is rising — media literacy may be the industry’s best defense
When the News Literacy Project surveyed American teens last fall, the results were sobering: 84% described news media as “biased,” “boring” or “bad.” In her latest report for E&P, Diane Sylvester unpacks what’s driving that skepticism — and why it may say as much about the broader information ecosystem as it does about young people themselves. From classroom gaps to social media overload, the findings reveal a generation struggling to distinguish journalism from everything else …

A new study has found that
eating 50 grams (1.76 ounces) or more of high-fat cheese a day
correlates with a lower risk of developing dementia.
That includes all cheeses with more than 20 percent fat content,
like brie, gouda, cheddar, parmesan, gruyere, and mozzarella.
The extensive, long-term study followed 27,670 adults in Sweden for around 25 years.
The findings establish an association between daily consumption of high-fat cheese
and lower demen…

Cheese Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in 25-Year Study
One of the finest foods available to humanity may carry an unexpected benefit.

Best trade fits for Maxx Crosby: Potential landing spots for Pro Bowl pass rusher https://www.nfl.com/news/best-trade-fits-for-maxx-crosby-potential-landing-spots-for-pro-bowl-pass-rusher

Servo 0.0.3 was released https://github.com/servo/servo/releases/tag/v0.0.3
update and test while it's hot. :p

Release v0.0.3 · servo/servo
v0.0.3 Servo 0.0.3 is a comparatively smaller release, since we synchronized our release cut-off with the monthly November blog post, meaning that 0.0.3 contains only about 2 weeks worth of changes...

A: "I don't understand how you're so relaxed when you don't hear from the kids. Everyone in my family is like, 'msg me right when you get home!'"
me: "Ah, [13yo] is fine. He went home and is 100% watching videos when he's not supposed to be, hoping we forgot about him so that he can get away w/ as much screen time as he can. If he were stuck on the subway or something, he'd have messaged. Actually, I'd be more worried if he DID message.&qu…

Was haben Influenza, Influenzer und Künstliche Inteligenzia gemeinsam? (2004)
#sociolgy

Universal behavior in a generalized model of contagion
Models of contagion arise broadly both in the biological and social sciences, with applications ranging from the transmission of infectious diseases to the diffusion of innovations and the spread of cultural fads. In this Letter, we introduce a general model of contagion which, by explicitly incorporating memory of past exposures to, for example, an infectious agent, rumor, or new product, includes the main features of existing contagion models and interpolates between them. We obtain exact sol…

I'm a pessimist and think it was set by our feds.
Fire at Havana oil refinery as Cuba’s fuel crisis deepens | Humanitarian Crises News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/14/fire-at-havana-oil-refinery-as-cubas-fuel-crisis-deepens?traffic_source=rss

Apple unveils Apple Creator Studio, a "groundbreaking collection" of creative apps like Final Cut, Logic Pro, and Pixelmator Pro for $12.99/month or $129/year (Chance Miller/9to5Mac)
https://9to5mac.com/2026/01/13/apple-debuts-apple…

Apple debuts 'Apple Creator Studio' subscription, here's what you get - 9to5Mac
Apple has announced Apple Creator Studio, which it describes as a “groundbreaking collection of powerful creative apps designed to put...

Katika Kühnreich beim #39c3
https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-all-sorted-by-machines-of-loving-grace-ai-cybernetics-and-fascism-and…

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