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thecooldown.com > green-business > youth-students-vaping-england-schools-teachers-survey

Schools issue urgent warning about 'public health emergency' increasingly disrupting children's education: 'It may be too late to reverse"

Schools issue urgent warning about 'public health emergency' increasingly disrupting children's education: 'It may be too late to reverse"3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (441+ words) "I often worry that the full effects are unlikely to be known for many years." Just as youth vaping is a major issue in the U.S., it's become a huge problem across the pond in England. A BBC report highlighted how…...

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thecooldown.com > sustainable-food > invasive-species-potluck-recipe-college

Students reveal unconventional method to deal with harmful plants: 'It's pretty nice"

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (366+ words) The assignment helps raise awareness about the issue. Students at Virginia Tech found a few delicious ways to combat invasive species worldwide." Professor Jacob Barney instructed his ecology class to bring in dishes made from invasive species for a potluck,…...

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thecooldown.com > sustainable-food > milk-waste-in-schools-food-waste-redistribution-program

School sparks outrage after photo of cafeteria trash bins circulates online: 'This hurts"

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (515+ words) "Schools waste a lot of food." A night custodian sparked a lively discussion about milk waste in schools, and shed a light on the concerning implications of legislation that leads to waste. Posting on the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit, the custodian…...

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thecooldown.com > outdoors > plastic-grass-playground-teachers-nature-school

Preschool teacher raises alarm over troubling health threat spreading across playgrounds: 'I am so annoyed'

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (469+ words) "It really defeats the purpose." On an early childhood education subreddit, one teacher expressed their frustration over the plastic grass on their playgrounds." The Reddit post in the r/ECEProfessionals subreddit pulled no punches about the plastic surface: "I am…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > chatgpt-negative-effects-mit-study

MIT study reveals troubling impacts ChatGPT has on human brain: 'Developing brains are at the highest risk"

MIT study reveals troubling impacts ChatGPT has on human brain: 'Developing brains are at the highest risk"6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (640+ words) "Extremely bad and detrimental." A concerning new MIT study found that using ChatGPT to write essays had a highly detrimental impact on thinking and learning, particularly among the young." Though the study has not yet been subject to peer review,…...

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thecooldown.com > green-tech > fusion-energy-university-arizona-support

University announces massive investment to aid development of limitless energy machine: 'Exciting new technology with huge room to run"

University announces massive investment to aid development of limitless energy machine: 'Exciting new technology with huge room to run"7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (595+ words) As the global race to sustainably produce and harness fusion energy endures, one American university announced plans to be the leading academic institution to support fusion energy's development in the country. "Our job now is to take that seed and…...