For a lot of American teens, prayer is a regular part of public school
Non-partisan Pew Research has found that about four-in-ten U.S. public school teens say they commonly see other students praying before school sports events, and roughly half see other students wearing religious clothing or jewelry. At the same time, majorities of teens say they rarely observe other types of religious behavior in their schools, and most say they rarely or never discuss religion with their friends.
Pew also found that 26% of religiously affiliated teens in U.S. public schools pray before lunch.
Includes excerpts from pew.com.
Best kids tablets
As tested and evaluated by the editors of PC Magazine:
Apple iPad (2019)
Best for Budget-Friendly Apple Tablet
4.0 Stars Editors’ Choice
Apple iPad (2019)-07
$249.00 at Amazon
MSRP $329.00
Pros:
- Larger display.
- Third-party options.
- Software flexible.
Cons
- Mediocre cameras.
- Large bezels.
The Bottom Line
With its larger display, support for Apple’s Smart Keyboard, and iPadOS, the least-expensive iPad is a terrific tablet and potentially even a laptop replacement.
Amazon Fire HD 8 (2018)
Best for Overall Bang for Buck
4.0 Stars Editors’ Choice
$59.99 at Amazon
MSRP $79.99
Pros:
- Simple user interface.
- Durable body.
- Works as an Echo Show.
Cons:
- Amazon’s app store is poor.
- Oriented toward Amazon.
The Bottom Line
The 2018 edition of the Amazon Fire HD 8 remains the best media tablet you can get for under $100.
Excerpts from PC Magazine,
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Two Russian satellites stalking a US spysat in orbit.
The U.S. Space Force is watching.
Yesterday (Feb. 10), Gen. John “Jay” Raymond, the Space Force chief of space operations, revealed to Time magazine that a pair of Russian satellites have come extremely close, within 100 miles (160 kilometers) of a U.S. spy satellite.
“We view this behavior as unusual and disturbing,” Raymond told Time magazine. “It has the potential to create a dangerous situation in space.”
In an interview with Business Insider, Raymond said the two satellites have been behaving similarly to what are known as “inspector satellites” from Russia. “In any other domain,” such a move “would be interpreted as potentially threatening behavior,” he told Business Insider.
Includes excerpts from space.com.
Nutrition scientists’
tied to food industry
Research showing little association of reduced red meat consumption with reduced heart attacks draws tremendous opposition from the anti-red-meat industry.
The authors, who noted that their recommendations were “weak” and based on low-certainty evidence, found no statistically significant link between meat consumption and risk of heart disease, diabetes, or cancer in a dozen RCTs that had enrolled about 54 000 participants.
Subsequent news coverage criticized the methodology used in the meat papers and raised the specter that some of the authors had financial ties to the beef industry, representing previously undisclosed conflicts of interest.
But what has for the most part been overlooked is that those opposing meat have numerous industry ties themselves. The difference is that their ties are primarily with companies and organizations that stand to profit if people eat less red meat and a more plant-based diet. Unlike the beef industry, these entities are surrounded by an aura of health and wellness, although that isn’t necessarily evidence-based.
Info: shpr.fyi/opposemeat