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Negativity drives online news consumption

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:43:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01538-4

"Online media is important for society in informing and shaping opinions, hence
raising the question of what drives online news consumption. Here we analyse
the causal effect of negative and emotional words on news consumption using a

Almost one-in-five suffering from long COVID

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:41:16 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://nceph.anu.edu.au/phxchange/communicating-science/almost-one-five-suffering-long-covid>

"A study of more than 11,000 Australians who tested positive to COVID-19 in
2022 has revealed almost one-in-five were still experiencing ongoing symptoms
three months after their initial diagnosis, according to new research from The

Free lunches, brain breaks and happy teachers: why Estonia has the best schools in Europe

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:40:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/mar/27/free-lunches-brain-breaks-and-happy-teachers-why-estonia-has-the-best-schools-in-europe>

"Today’s subject in the sci-fi class at Pelgulinna State Gymnasium is Blade
Runner. Thursdays are “voluntary” lesson days, where students at this upper
secondary school in Estonia’s capital, Tallinn, can choose from a range of

This mum and son set up a vital app to help keep LGBTQ+ people safe in public

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:38:26 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/30/mum-son-lgbt-app-bobu-safety/

"A mother and son who launched an app to guide LGBTQ+ people to safe places say
they hope the platform will become somewhere where members of the LGBTQ+
community can find “all their safety needs”.

‘If you want to abuse your workers, that’s fine’: UK modern slavery watchdog’s funding cut

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:37:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/30/uk-modern-slavery-watchdog-funding-cut>

"Britain’s labour abuse watchdog has had its funding cut by the Home Office
despite a dramatic surge in exploitation in the care sector.

Sikhs in California vote on independence from India

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 03:36:05 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.npr.org/2024/03/30/1241808874/sikh-independence-separatists-india-punjab-transnational-california>

"It's a busy Saturday at the Sacramento Gurdwara Bradshaw at the edges of the
city surrounded by fields and strip malls. In front of the new, gleaming white
temple, a crowd of people are dressed in their finest for a wedding. The sounds

The complex climate truth about home-grown tomatoes

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:49:18 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240322-the-most-climate-friendly-vegetables-to-grow-in-your-garden>

'As spring gets underway, it's the ideal time to start growing veg at home. To
make the most difference for the climate, some crops are especially worth
growing.

Vernor Vinge obituary

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:47:19 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/mar/29/vernor-vinge-obituary

"One day in 1979, while logged in to San Diego State University’s principal
computer from his home, Vernor Vinge found himself chatting to another user via
the TALK program, both using implausible names and trying to figure out each

How to beat the backlash that threatens the liberal revolution

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:45:41 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

https://archive.md/uQOjD

"We are living in an age of backlash to three decades of revolutions in
different realms. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the world saw the
liberalization of markets, the democratization of politics and the explosion of

Study: Kids with COVID but no symptoms play key role in household spread

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 19:40:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

<https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-kids-covid-no-symptoms-play-key-role-household-spread>

"A study today in Clinical Infectious Diseases conducted across 12 tertiary
care pediatric hospitals in Canada and the United States shows that
asymptomatic children with COVID-19, especially preschoolers, contribute