If you're a young person & unsure about whether the UK dropping out of Erasmus is important, here's an immediate lost opportunity - while the UK was not an eligible country, it could have opted into Erasmus + so you could have taken advantage of this programme of a months free rail travel in Europe... but unfortunately the Tories decided you really would want that... sorry.
'There is no evidence that mRNA Covid vaccines cause fatal cardiac arrest or other deadly heart problems in teens and young adults, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published Thursday shows.
Ever since the vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna were authorized in late 2020, anti-vaccination groups in the U.S. have blamed the shots for fatal heart problems in young athletes.'
The vast majority of Americans believe democracy, despite its problems, is the best system of government. But a nationwide poll from Florida Atlantic University shows that far fewer younger voters …
🇳🇱Netherlands: More young people than adults have post-COVID: 'Total exhaustion'
For the first time, there is an exact estimate of the number of post-covid patients in the Netherlands. The results of the study are striking, because the group of young people between 12 and 25 years old with long-term complaints appears to be relatively larger than the group of adults
According to 25-year-old Esra van Maurik, tired is not the right word. She is more than two years post-covid. "It's much more than being tired. If I do too much, it feels like total exhaustion where my whole body shuts down.
More Than 36,000 European Youngsters Receive Free Rail Passes to Explore Europe
A total of 36,319 young Europeans of the age of 18 will receive a free travel pass that will permit them to explore Europe, learn about its history and cultural heritage, and connect with other youngsters from the continent.
The free travel passes are distributed through the DiscoverEU initiative, which is funded under the Erasmus+ programme
"The Czech Academy of Sciences has launched a campaign using bold comic-book style graphics under the heading 'Become a superdialectologist!' to try to get young people involved in a new project. The aim: to capture the current landscape of Czech dialects as they are spoken today, before they disappear."
For years when #teaching exponential functions I ask “Why is the global human #population over a billion fewer people than what we would predict using a perfectly #exponential model and population figures from the 1950s and 1960s?”
Until about 5 years ago my #students always said “people don’t want big families anymore” an OK answer. But, now? they all say “the model doesn’t account for enough death”
'This is part of LGBT Youth Scotland’s (Un)Seen, (Un)Heard initiative, which is capturing, collating and conserving the stories of LGBTQ+ young people to create a new permanent archive within the National Library of Scotland and increase visibility, provide connection across generations, strengthen communities and inform policymakers."'
'Gen Z and Millennials are using public libraries, both in person and digitally, at higher rates compared to older generations, according to a new report released today by the American Library Association (ALA).'
'The Seattle Public Library will provide free access to its entire collection of e-books and audio-books, to youths ages 13-26 regardless of where they are in the U.S. '
[Article] A poll asked voters if democracy is the ‘best system.’ Then came all the unexpected responses. (www.sun-sentinel.com)
The vast majority of Americans believe democracy, despite its problems, is the best system of government. But a nationwide poll from Florida Atlantic University shows that far fewer younger voters …