Early STEM learning lays a strong foundation for how children think, question, and solve problems. When introduced at a young age through simple, hands-on activities, it nurtures curiosity, creativity, and confidence. Making STEM accessible to every child is essential to building an inclusive future where innovation is not limited by background but driven by opportunity.
Read more: https://www.smilefoundationindia.org/blog/early-stem/
Why Early STEM Needs Restraint, Not Rollback
Understand the rapid growth of early STEM in India and its role in developing essential skills for the modern economy.Smile Foundation (Smile Foundation India)
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TIL that the "island of stability" is a theoretical region in nuclear physics where certain superheavy elements may have much longer half-lives than expected
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_stability
#til #todayilearned
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/hegseth-promotion-list.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WVA.tyE5.oxlxlbTn702W&smid=url-share
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#Colorado residents face earliest #WaterRestrictions ever — a harbinger of worse to come
Nearly every snow basin in the Mountain West had one of its warmest winters on record and is well behind normal for water supplies.
March 27, 2026, 9:11 AM EDT
By Evan Bush
"As a result of a #SnowDrought and a #HeatWave that have both set records, some Colorado residents face the earliest restrictions on their water use ever imposed.
"#DenverWater announced Wednesday that it is seeking a 20% cut in water use, asking people to turn off automatic watering systems until mid-May and restricting the watering of trees and shrubs to twice a week.
" 'The situation is quite serious,' said Todd Hartman, a spokesperson for the utility. 'We’re in such a dire situation that we could be coming back to the public in two or three months and saying you’re limited to one day a week.'
"It is the earliest in the year that Denver Water has ever issued a restriction, Hartman said.
"Colorado’s #snowpack peaked at extremely low levels on March 12 — nearly a month earlier than usual — then cratered during the recent heat wave that cooked nearly every state in the West.
" 'We already had the lowest snowpack we’ve seen since at least 1981, and now, with the heat wave conditions, we’ve already lost about 40% of the statewide snowpack' since the March 12 peak, said Peter Goble, Colorado’s assistant state climatologist. 'Conditions are looking more like late April or early May.' "
#USWx #WesternUS #Drought #ClimateCrisis #WaterIsLife #ClimateChange
Colorado residents face earliest water restrictions ever
Some Colorado residents have already been told to reduce their water use — the earliest such restrictions ever imposed — following a heat wave and snow drought.Evan Bush (NBC News)
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Heatwaves mentioned as part of what is destroying a tradition of flying kits in India.
BBC: Thousands of kites once filled the skies above India's cities. Today the tradition is dying out
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260326-kites-vanish-from-the-skies-above-indias-cities
#kites #heatwaves #climateemergency
Thousands of kites once filled the skies above India's cities. Today the tradition is dying out
Recent heatwaves and a number of deaths due to illegal kite strings have seen many abandoning the once popular pastime.Mir Umar (BBC)
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I've noticed lately, that without my willing it, my mind has been gently saying goodbye to technological civilization, and looking towards a future without it
I find myself turning on the lamp, or the kitchen faucet, and thinking how convenient it is to have these things, reliably, and how it will be a different life, not to
It's a bit like when a friend of mine was buying a house, and she said, 'In my mind, I am living there already'
It's also a bit like when doctors tell me I don't have long to live, and I appreciate every tree and smile, while saying goodbye
Anybody else experiencing this? What are you saying goodbye to?
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This is exactly what's motivating me to learn how to solder, make, and repair electronics, as well as get into amateur radio. Getting away from dependence on electronics manufacturers and telecommunication infrastructure is a safety thing at this point.
I just hope balcony solar is legalized here so I can reduce dependence on electricity infrastructure.
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Me too with the radio, although my hands are not steady enough for soldering
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"While some people benefit from automobility, nearly everyone—whether or not they drive—is harmed by it. Slowing automobility’s violence and pollution will be impracticable without the replacement of policies that encourage Car Harm with policies that reduce it.”
This is a quote from a 2024 paper entitled, "Car harm: A global review of automobility’s harm to people and the environment", and I finally made a video about it (now on Nebula & Patreon):
https://nebula.tv/videos/notjustbikes-every-reason-to-hate-cars
Not Just Bikes — Every Reason to Hate Cars
"While some people benefit from automobility, nearly everyone—whether or not they drive—is harmed by it." This video is a summary of all the ways that cars harm cities, the environment, and people’s lives.Nebula
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If you'd rather watch on Patreon the link is here:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/car-harm-154038369
And as usual, the video will go public on YouTube on Sunday.
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Number of AI Chatbots Ignoring Human Instructions Increasing, Study Says - Slashdot
A new study found a sharp rise in real-world cases of AI chatbots and agents ignoring instructions, evading safeguards, and taking unauthorized actions such as deleting emails or delegating forbidden tasks to other agents.slashdot.org
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TIL if you're a bone marrow recipient, you can have children who are genetically your donor's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_chimera#Non-intentional_chimerism_related_to_treatments
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TRANS PERSON: hormones have finally made me feel at home and comfortable about my own body for the first time ever in my entire life
CIS PEOPLE: yes but have you even considered that feeling might be IRREVERSIBLE
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NEW: Iranian-linked hackers claim to have breached the personal Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel, leaking emails and photos.
We were able to confirm that at least a portion of the emails are authentic.
The U.S. has accused Iran's government of being behind the hacking group Handala.
Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel's personal email account | TechCrunch
Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group allegedly working for Iran’s government, published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
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The reverend sums it up nicely.
#USpol
“Anytime I watch the news these days, this is exactly how I feel.” - Rev. Bryan Berghoef
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Content warning: i am being cisphobic again
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Fascinating!!'Major disruption in Neanderthal history': 65,000 years ago, all Neanderthals in Europe died out except for one lineage
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"Donald Trump’s disgusting racism is what he uses to convince his supporters to ignore his pathetic job performance. And it works. Trump is objectively bad at running the government, but he’s objectively good at running a Klan rally."
Nothing Works in Trump’s America—Except for Racism
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/newsletter-laguardia-tsa-baseball/Nothing Works in Trump’s America—Except for Racism | The Nation
In this week’s Elie v. US, our justice correspondent explores Trump’s stunning incompetence. Plus: baseball is back—for now.lratner (The Nation)
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Rubio criticizing Iran, "What have they done? They spend their money on missiles and weapons systems and threaten the world."
We spend what ... $1 trillion a year for war. The US is the only nation to nuke another country. The US attacked Iran unprovoked.
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By today's Senate choice to fund DHS (without ICE+CBP) the D party has given up all power to rein-in ICE+CBP abuses.
The D-party caved because people at airports had to wait in uncomfortable and inconvenient lines.
The D-party caved because it thought that those waiting at airports were being harmed more than innocents being brutally captured by ICE/CBP, held in genocidal conditions, separated from family, and deported to places with which they have no contacts.
For the D-party, principles seem to be a matter of mere convenience.
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> For the D-party, principles seem to be a matter of mere convenience.
I really doubt you are so callow as to be just now realizing this.
While many Democrat voters and Democrat politicians may be described as 'liberals', the Democratic Party and it's leadership are best described as 'Center Right' and as much in the pockets of the Epstein Class as are the Republicans.
There is no functional liberal party in the USA. There is, at best, an opposition to the Far Right.
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@foxyloon *whistles innocently.. if he could whistle*
I have no idea what you're talking about. Your Big Data(-fox) Footprint just keeps getting bigger…
... between the United States and Iran, the risk posed by a general strike in May by the Samsung Electronics unio..
As economic uncertainty grows due to high oil prices and a strong dollar following the war between the United States and Iran, the risk posed by a general strike in May by the Samsung Electronics unio..
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Samsung Electronics Labor-Management Talks Suspended After Three Days of Wage Negotiations - The Asia Business Daily
The working-level and focused negotiations between the labor and management of Samsung Electronics, which began on March 25, broke down after three day...The Asia Business Daily
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TIL that the @ symbol is over 500 years old and was used by medieval merchants to mean "at the price of"
https://www.britannica.com/topic/at-sign
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No encryption. No ransomware. Just your data stolen, and a threat to expose it.
World Leaks is an extortion gang that has stripped ransomware down to its most profitable part - and since January 2025 they've claimed over 130 victims, including Nike, Dell, and UBS.
They even offer journalists early access to stolen data to crank up the pressure on victims. Charming.
Learn what you need to know in my article on the Fortra blog: https://www.fortra.com/blog/world-leaks-data-extortion-what-you-need-know
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California Bill Would Require Parent Bloggers To Delete Content of Minors On Social Media - Slashdot
A California bill would let adults demand the removal of social media posts about them that were created by paid family content creators when they were minors.tech.slashdot.org
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I don't want 700 horsepower. I want a car that weighs less than 3000 pounds.
No amount of horsepower will turn a lumbering hulk into something agile and fun to whip around corners. >:(
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Iran says hotels housing US soldiers in region will be targeted — The Economic Times
Iran's military has warned that hotels housing US soldiers across the region would be targets in its war with the United States and Israel."When all the Americans (forces) go into a hotel, then from our perspective that hotel becomes American," armed forces spokesman Abolfazl Shekarchi told state television on Thursday.
"Should we just stand by and let the Americans strike us? When we respond, naturally we have to strike wherever they are."
On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East.The war has since spread across the Middle East, with Iran responding with drone and missile attacks on Israel and US interests in the region.
On Thursday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had accused US soldiers of using people in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries as "human shields".
"From the outset of this war, US soldiers fled military bases in the GCC to hide in hotels and offices," he said in a post on X, calling on hotels in the region to deny them bookings.
The Fars news agency, quoting unnamed sources, said Iran had sent "firm warnings" to hotels in the region, particularly in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
It added that Iran's military had identified US forces using similar locations in Syria, Lebanon and Djibouti.
Iran accuses its neighbours of allowing US forces to carry out attacks from their territory, but Gulf states have repeatedly denied the accusations, saying even before the war that they would not allow their territory or airspace to be used to attack Iran.
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oooh. I have a brushless drill that uses NiCd or NiMH batteries, and I haven't tackled the "what would it take to LiIon this?" because voltage mismatches and controllers.
I'd take this class...
LeMonde: "France calls new Olympic gender testing 'backward step'."
""We oppose a generalisation of genetic testing, which raises numerous ethical, legal and medical questions, particularly in light of French legislation" which does not allow such tests, Sports Minister Marina Ferrari said in a statement."
France calls new Olympic gender testing 'backward step'
The IOC announced on Thursday that only 'biological females' will be allowed to compete in women's events, preventing transgender women from competing.Le Monde with AFP (Le Monde)
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“Hackers linked to Iran claim they invaded Trump FBI director’s inbox.”
Gross incompetence‼️
#Kakistocracy #FBI #KashPatel #NationalSecurity #Iran #Hacking #TrumpRegime #NoKings #Protest #USPol
https://www.alternet.org/trump-iran-2676629547/#
Hackers linked to Iran claim they invaded Trump FBI director’s inbox
With U.S. President Donald Trump's war against Iran raging on, a group of hackers linked to Iran are claiming responsibility for breaking into FBI Director Kash Patel's online inbox.Alex Henderson (Alternet.org)
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