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We consulted 12 expert “futurists” for a new research paper. These are people whose roles involve long-term forecasting of the effects of changes in computer technology by the year 2040.
Social connections online and offline can be fluid, but there are nuances to interacting on social media – and teens are often acutely aware of them. This article highlights how teenagers navigate nuances of social media, and what adults can learn from them.
The final high school exam is water under the bridge. Not all will have attained their desired success, that’s for sure. But there are still ample reasons to remain optimistic about the future.
When to give your child their first mobile phone and how to keep them safe. First of all, it’s important that if your child is going online – at whatever age and regardless of the device they’re using – you have a conversation with them about online safety.
Giraffe populations have declined by 40% in the last 30 years, and there are now fewer than 70,000 mature individuals left in the wild. What are the causes of this alarming decline, and what can be done to protect these gentle giants?
According to 2021 data from the independent research network Afrobarometer, 16.9% of Kenyans had no trust in this key institution, up from 11.4% in 2003.
How a technique called portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) is being used to study ancient materials from Egypt and identify remnants of decoration which are either faint or entirely invisible to the eye.
Grief symptoms can be viewed as harmful if they present for longer than normal (usually more than 12 months) or if they affect your functionality to a point where you’re not able to perform your normal day-to-day activities smoothly.
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