No need to stop the 'brain rot': Modern kids aren't less intelligent

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26635392-800-no-need-to-stop-the-brain-rot-modern-kids-arent-less-intelligent/

Neuroscientist Dr Dean Burnett tackles a common, but unfair, claim about modern young people. For New Scientist magazine

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No need to stop the 'brain rot': Modern kids aren't less intelligent

The idea that the rise of tech means today's young people are less intelligent than previous generations is rife – but wrong, says neuroscientist Dean Burnett

New Scientist
@y4yCanada is offering a Horsemanship Workshop, June 6th, in Ottawa. Registration is $48 per child/youth (less than half of actual cost). Email y4yCanada AT gmail.com to register.
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UK has wealthy Europe’s ‘third-highest’ rate of young adults not in work or study

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job support

The Guardian
Everyone Has a Dream: Indigenous Youth Gather in Celebration and Culture at 2025 Teepee Summit - Alberta Native News

by Kinnukana  (ANNews) – Last week, the First Nations Health Consortium (FNHC) hosted its 4th Annual Youth Teepee Summit (Summit) from July 29 to 31,...

Alberta Native News

Yesterday, we ran another experiment in the EU Democracy Campus.

Young people from different countries entered the same virtual space to test what happens when participation has an architecture: rooms for memory, debate, crisis, reflection, and imagining what comes next.

The most interesting part was not the VR.
It was watching democracy become something young people could practise together.
https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/annex-4-insights-into-the-vr-environment?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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Annex 4 – Insights into the VR Environment

A behind-the-scenes look at the architecture of the EU Democracy Campus — its five immersive spaces, accessibility features, and participant feedback.

REDefine // Civic Intelligence

The EESC adopted an opinion on #EUcompetitiveness and #youth entrepreneurship during its last #EESCPlenary

It sets out how supporting young entrepreneurs can strengthen #innovation and help secure the future of Europe’s #SMEs

Find out more 👇
http://link.europa.eu/wby8QW

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How the EESC wants youth entrepreneurship to boost Europe’s competitiveness

At its April 2026 plenary session, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted an exploratory opinion on EU competitiveness and youth entrepreneurship. Requested by the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, the opinion sets out how supporting young entrepreneurs can strengthen innovation, foster sustainable growth and help secure the future of Europe’s SMEs.

European Economic and Social Committee

📝 Plot: A group of young adults navigate love, friendship, desire, and emotional confusion in contemporary Paris. Through intersecting relationships and intimate encounters, the film explores loneliness, sexual freedom, and the search for affection with humor, melancholy, and social observation characteristic of late 1970s French cinema.

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