From sports to politics and even reality TV, superstitious explanations for negative events still hold remarkable power over us. (Stanford, The Telegraph)
Read MoreThe changes Meta will have to make are intended to reduce the addictiveness of Facebook and Instagram. For example, it will have to give minors the option of having a non-personalized feed, where it doesn't use an algorithm to tailor content based on individual preferences to keep kids scrolling. (Chaterjee, NPR)
Read MoreWhat many of them seemed to be mourning was not just Ms. Parton as a performer, but as a Christian who represented for many an idealized style of faith, and in particular, Southern or Appalachian faith: folksy and unpretentious, oriented around Jesus and rollicking old-time music, and centered in small rural congregations that prize community over ideology. (Graham & Cochrane, The New York Times)
Read MoreThe day the social media giant Meta agreed to as much as a $17.1 billion settlement over claims it had endangered children, the social psychologist Jonathan Haidt was on deadline. He was supposed to hand in revisions for the second edition of his book blasting social media companies for endangering children. He got a two day extension. (Goldberg, The New York Times)
Read MoreGovernments around the world have passed or proposed a range of bans or restrictions on young teens using addictive social media platforms. (Livni, The New York Times)
Read MoreCritics say the costume, along with its promotional image of a Black child modeling the get-up, is reminiscent of caricatures from Jim Crow-era minstrel shows that embedded stereotypes into popular culture and helped justify discrimination, segregation and racial violence. (AP/NPR)
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