Aharon Hauptman
@ahfutures.bsky.social
Interested in (better) futures.
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Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
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Australia has enacted a world-first ban on social media for users aged under 16, causing millions of children and teenagers to lose access to their accounts.
Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and TikTok are expected to have taken steps from Wednesday to remove accounts held by users under 16 years of age in Australia, and prevent those teens from registering new accounts. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Millions of children and teens lose access to accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins
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Parenting drove the evolution of human speech, Madeleine Beekman argues in her new book, "The Origin of Language." That may help us rethink how we raise children today, Elissa Strauss suggests:
Was Language a Parental Invention?
A new book argues that child care drove the evolution of human speech.
bit.ly
August 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Parenting drove the evolution of human speech, Madeleine Beekman argues in her new book, "The Origin of Language." That may help us rethink how we raise children today, Elissa Strauss suggests:
SNU researchers develop wearable blood pressure monitor that attaches like a bandage for real-time continuous measurement | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
SNU researchers develop wearable blood pressure monitor that attaches like a bandage for real-time continuous measurement
Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Professor Seung Hwan Ko of the Wearable Soft Electronics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, has developed...
www.eurekalert.org
August 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
SNU researchers develop wearable blood pressure monitor that attaches like a bandage for real-time continuous measurement | EurekAlert! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us.
On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.
- Carl Sagan
On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.
- Carl Sagan
July 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us.
On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.
- Carl Sagan
On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.
- Carl Sagan
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“I realize that this entire discussion seems like utter lunacy. War against … Denmark? But Trump insists that he must be taken seriously. Americans and their elected representatives, across the political spectrum, should oblige him,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes:
Take Trump Seriously About Greenland
The Danes seem to believe him, and so should Americans.
www.theatlantic.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“I realize that this entire discussion seems like utter lunacy. War against … Denmark? But Trump insists that he must be taken seriously. Americans and their elected representatives, across the political spectrum, should oblige him,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social writes:
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A new AI model, "Super-Turing AI," mimics the human brain's efficiency, potentially reducing energy consumption and addressing sustainability challenges in AI development. doi.org/g89wrm
'Super-Turing AI' uses less energy by mimicking the human brain
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can perform complex calculations and analyze data faster than any human, but to do so requires enormous amounts of energy.
techxplore.com
March 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A new AI model, "Super-Turing AI," mimics the human brain's efficiency, potentially reducing energy consumption and addressing sustainability challenges in AI development. doi.org/g89wrm
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Do you love tardigrades? We love tardigrades! And thanks to nearly 30,000 Danish schoolchildren and a #citizenscience project, we now have NINE new species of tardigrade to love. Congratulations! 🧪 🇩🇰
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March 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Do you love tardigrades? We love tardigrades! And thanks to nearly 30,000 Danish schoolchildren and a #citizenscience project, we now have NINE new species of tardigrade to love. Congratulations! 🧪 🇩🇰
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I love President Lincoln. 😬
February 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I love President Lincoln. 😬
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"Unlike Donald Trump, Elon Musk, or J. D. Vance, I have had children serve in uniform in wartime," writes @eliotacohen.bsky.social. "The parent of a service member looks with a particularly keen eye at who is in command."
Lawful, but Enormously Destructive
Trump’s purge of the Pentagon leadership will have long-lasting and damaging consequences.
www.theatlantic.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Unlike Donald Trump, Elon Musk, or J. D. Vance, I have had children serve in uniform in wartime," writes @eliotacohen.bsky.social. "The parent of a service member looks with a particularly keen eye at who is in command."
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The #Holocaust was the first widely photographed mass atrocity. #LastSeen project collects newly discovered images of Nazi deportations (1938–1945), often the last photos of victims—some even taken by Jewish individuals.
Photo: Bielefeld, Germany, 12/13/41. Courtesy City Archive Bielefeld, CC BY-SA
Photo: Bielefeld, Germany, 12/13/41. Courtesy City Archive Bielefeld, CC BY-SA
January 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The #Holocaust was the first widely photographed mass atrocity. #LastSeen project collects newly discovered images of Nazi deportations (1938–1945), often the last photos of victims—some even taken by Jewish individuals.
Photo: Bielefeld, Germany, 12/13/41. Courtesy City Archive Bielefeld, CC BY-SA
Photo: Bielefeld, Germany, 12/13/41. Courtesy City Archive Bielefeld, CC BY-SA
x.com
x.com
December 22, 2024 at 10:21 AM
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Science is the art of getting things wrong until you learn how to be right.
December 15, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Science is the art of getting things wrong until you learn how to be right.