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On "Farmtok," agriculture gets its moment in the spotlight. What would it mean if that disappeared?

As the future of social media platforms such as TikTok remains unknown, a younger generation of farmers is relying on social media to connect with audiences outside agriculture

22/01/2025 The Independent

Attention Is Now Our Most Valuable Resource

For more than a decade, I have hosted an hour-long cable TV show on MSNBC. When I got my own show, I imagined it as something akin to the experience of first-time car ownership. I could drive wherever I wanted to drive; although I would have to obey…

22/01/2025 The Atlantic

Philanthropy provides $30B annually for science and health research − funding that tends to stay local

Nearly 40% of all gifts and grants and 60% of the total number of dollars given backed initiatives based in the foundation’s own state.

22/01/2025 The Conversation

What does ‘skibidi’ mean? Kids’ top slang words of the year revealed

Words such as ‘slay’, ‘sigma’ and ‘skibidi’ were voted as children’s favourite slang words, according to a survey by Oxford University Press

22/01/2025 The Independent

A healthy resolution for 2025? Start a garden. Tips for beginners

January is traditionally a month for fresh starts and resolutions, many of which center around self-care. And if you’ve spent any time watching television or scrolling social media this month, you’ve likely been bombarded with diet and exercise…

22/01/2025 The Independent

Social media is making many people more depressed – Buddhist philosophy may offer an explanation

Social media can never capture the intimacy of being with someone else, which means reliance on it will always leave a sense of lingering isolation.

22/01/2025 The Conversation

Five ways to cut emissions from shipping

Shipping produces roughly the same amount of emissions as aviation, yet it is often overlooked. It’s time for change.

22/01/2025 The Conversation

AI in education: what those buzzwords mean

AI’s potential needs to be explored through experimentation. But this works best if managed under controlled environments.

22/01/2025 The Conversation

China’s experimental ‘artificial Sun’ passes key landmark for viability of nuclear fusion

Experiment provides ‘invaluable insights’ for developing a functional nuclear fusion power plant, researchers say

22/01/2025 The Independent

New study reveals surprising health benefits and negatives of drinking sparkling water

Sparkling water could help weight loss in more indirect ways, experts said, but warned there were some potential negatives

22/01/2025 The Independent

I just ran my first Hyrox race – here are six things I wish I’d known

“Never again,” I promise myself, staring at a 40m stretch of astroturf. A man in a “judge” t-shirt tells me I need to burpee and bound my way to the other end, but there’s already a Niagara-esque stream of sweat cascading down my nose. This is my…

22/01/2025 The Independent

BrewDog founder James Watt to give away largest cash prize in UK TV history on new reality show

The businessman has hit the headlines of late with his views on work-life balance and on the lack of perceived work culture in the country

22/01/2025 The Independent

Gateway: The 21st-Century Moonshot Mission

NASA has plans to launch the first space station in deep space. Some experts say it’s an important steppingstone to long-term human space habitation, and NASA’s eventual goal of reaching the red planet. But others say it’s an expensive and risky…

22/01/2025 Undark Magazine

App spending on AI chatbots tripled in 2024 – report

Mobile app spending on generative AI-powered chatbots such as ChatGPT tripled globally in 2024, according to new data. The annual State of Mobile report from digital economy data firm Sensor Tower said consumer spending on in-app purchases and…

22/01/2025 The Independent

New AI method improves early breast cancer detection

Scientists have developed a new AI-based method to diagnose breast cancer at very early stages. The approach could save lives but there are hurdles to it being used in hospitals.

22/01/2025 Deutsche Welle

Alan Cumming: 'I'm the Pied Piper of Pitlochry'

He's best known for TV shows like the Traitors US, The Good Wife or Schmigadoon. But it was another show entirely which brought actor Alan Cumming back to his roots in Highland Perthshire, to begin a brand new chapter in his life - running Pitlochry…

22/01/2025 BBC

‘I felt death in the flames’: how lighting a forest fire inspired one man to transform a barren ranch into rainforest

Juan Guillermo Garcés remembers coming face to face with death at age 17. Smoke filled the air, choking his lungs. The temperature rose and Garcés struggled to see through the haze.

22/01/2025 The Guardian

Sustainable Biocomposite Material Component Creates Potential for Healthy Indoor Climates

Researchers searching for construction materials that address both climate and health challenges have stumbled upon a new, exciting biocomposite material.

22/01/2025 Reset.org