Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Researcherers say a pair of experiments with children ages 4 to 7 shows that, given children's natural skepticism and early exposure to the internet's boundless misinformation, it is crucial for adults to teach them practical fact-checking skills. Instead of attempting to completely sanitize their online environment researchers argue adults should focus on equipping children with tools to critically assess the information they encounter.
Read more …To make children better fact-checkers, expose them to more misinformation -- with oversight

The 67 million Americans eligible for Medicare[1] make an important decision every October: Should they make changes in their Medicare health insurance plans for the next calendar year?

The decision is complicated[2]. Medicare has an enormous variety of coverage options, with large and varying implications for people’s health and finances, both as beneficiaries and taxpayers. And the decision is consequential – some choices...

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