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Education

UK’s biggest student housing provider hit by fall in international enrolment

Today at 14:54 PM, via The Guardian

Unite Group cuts rents at some universities and raises cash by selling London site to joint venture for £186m

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A drop in the number of international students coming to the UK has hit the student housing provider Unite Group, which lowered its profit outlook for the third time in four months as weaker demand prompted it to cut rents in some cities.

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Science/Tech

The US Spent $30 Billion on Classroom Laptops and Got the First Generation Less Capable Than Its Parents

Today at 20:01 PM, via Slashdot

More than two decades after Maine became the first state to hand laptops to middle schoolers — distributing 17,000 Apple machines across 243 schools in 2002 â” neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath told a U.S. Senate committee earlier this year that Gen Z is the first generation in modern history to score lower on standardized tests than the one before it. The U.S. spent more than $30 billion in...

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‘A slur would be deliberate’: the Baftas outburst and Tourette syndrome

Today at 19:38 PM, via The Guardian

While the use of the N-word may not have been intentional, some with the condition agree that doesn’t make it acceptable

It was an incident that sparked a furore: during Sunday’s Bafta ceremony Tourette syndrome (TS) activist John Davidson made several outbursts, including shouting the N-word as actors Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan were presenting a prize on stage.

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Health

Another C.D.C. Vaccine Skeptic Steps Down

Yesterday at 19:47 PM, via New York Times

Dr. Ralph Abraham, the agency’s principal deputy director, has called the Covid vaccines “dangerous.” Other skeptics have recently left federal health roles.

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How a Horse Whinnies: With a Whistle and a Song

Yesterday at 18:00 PM, via New York Times

Horses, with their high-pitched whinnies, seemed to buck the trend of larger animals producing lower sounds, but a new study explains the mechanics behind the noises a horse makes.