Youth Writes NuseReal
Useful news items from around the world of particular interest to Youth Writes users, provided via the Global Geneva Insights Group
Tips for youthful readers on surviving, psychologically, in the COVID era
digitalswitzerland: NextGen Future Skills workshops, till 15 November: "Our [online] format is aimed at interested young people aged 13–16": free. — see_link — 20 September–15 November 2023 (LINK)
Young Professionals Pass — 20 free tickets available for rookie traders — see_link — 28 September 2023 (LINK)
With climate misinformation on the rise, here's how to spot it: Play Cranky Uncle — wfae — 25 September 2023 (LINK)
22 things people tend to hate when they're kids but can't get enough of when they're finally adults — www.buzzfeed.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)
— 1. Water. 2. Being at home. 3. Having absolutely nothing to do.
23 things teens might not realize about being an adult, and I wish I heard more of these things when I was younger — www.buzzfeed.com — 28 August 2023 (LINK)
— 1. "Nobody really knows what they're doing." 2. "Everything is expensive when you move out." 3. "Being popular in high school means absolutely NOTHING in the real world! So don't worry about it."
free .X domain to match your X (formerly known as Twitter) name! — unstoppabledomains — 25 August 2023 (LINK)
Digital Switzerland offers financial support for digital upskilling — lifelonglearning.ch — 10 August 2023 (LINK)
— We reopened applications for our Boost programme for the next two weeks. Are you planning to do a skill-building course in the near future or have just enrolled in one? Apply now for financial support of up to 1000 CHF (max. 50% of the course fee). Limited spots available. Applications accepted until 24 August.
Thousands of Chromebooks Are 'Expiring,' Forcing Schools to Toss Them Out — www.extremetech.com — 24 July 2023 (LINK)
A man in the Swiss village of Lenk is hoping to attract digital nomads with mountain views and community — www.euronews.com — 8 July 2023 (LINK)
— Running from 16 October to 22 December, the hub will have private apartments suitable for everyone from solo nomads to families. Each one has its own desk for more individual business but there's also a co-working space to get to know your fellow residents.
This village in the Swiss Alps has around 2,500 permanent residents with about 15 per cent of them having moved from other countries. Some 20 different hiking trails start there with a selection of the highest peaks in Europe easily accessible by car or public transport. There's also horseback riding, cycling and other outdoor activities in the summer months. In winter, there are 200km of ski slopes to take advantage of in the region.
Fact check: Why do we believe fake news? And what can we do against it? — www.dw.com — 8 July 2023 (LINK)
— Negative content triggers us the most.
The world's best universities in 2024 have been unveiled. 5 of the top 10 are in Europe, including ETH Zurich — www.euronews.com — 5 July 2023 (LINK)
Bringing Leonardo da Vinci's designs to life: altering the design in some cases — in order to better understand how they worked. — actu.epfl.ch — 3 July 2023 (LINK)
5 ways to spark meaningful youth inclusion in decision-making — unfoundation.org — 29 June 2023 (LINK)
- Recognize and heal from past and ongoing harm
- Create space for joy
- Develop trainings and orientations on how to engage in UN spaces
- Compensate youth and resource youth-led movements
- Increase youth access to high-level UN spaces
Teaching students to analyze fake news — sedutopia.orgource — 31 January 2023 (LINK)
From Portugal to Bali, these 28 countries and territories offer 'digital nomad visas' for remote workers — Business Insider — 8 December 2022 (LINK)
Online safety: what young people really think about social media, big tech regulation and adults 'overreacting' — theconversation — 8 December 2022 (LINK)
Discover why the future of work is in remote teams (podcast) — jeffbullas — 24 November 2s022 (LINK)
Two Stanford professors explain how to produce hundreds of world-changing ideas in 1 hour — entrepreneur — 22 November 2022 (LINK)
Sixth grader's art featured on totes from local business — centralmaine — 13 November 2022 (LINK)
Graines de Paix: The ethos of sowing the seeds of peace in the classroom — genevasolutions — 11 November 2022 (LINK)
Quentin Knight, the Genevois who represents Swiss youth at COP 27 — radiolac — 10 November 2022 (LINK: in French)
Belgian 'child prodigy' starts doctorate at prestigious German institute aged 12 — brusselstimes — 3 November 2022 (LINK)
China outnumbers the U.S. for the first time in ranking of the world's 'best' universities — marketwatch — 26 October 2022 (LINK)
14-year-old from California named America's top young scientist — 3blmedia — 19 October 2022 (LINK)
— Leanne Fan's invention, Finsen Headphones, looks to provide an antibiotic free, low-cost option to detect and treat a mid-ear infection using machine learning and blue light therapy. The use of Finson Headphones could potentially reduce the number of children who suffer from hearing loss by up to 60 percent.
Teenager solves stubborn maths riddle about prime number look-alikes — quantamagazine — 12 October 2022 (LINK)
Best universities for blockchain 2022: ETH Zurich, down to 27 from 17 — coindesk — 26 September 2022 (LINK)
Many U.S. adults did not learn media literacy skills in high school. What schools can do now — edweek — 10 September 2022 (LINK)
— In a recent Media Literacy Now survey, a significant majority of the people — 84 percent — ssaid they are in favor of state policies that require schools to teach media literacy skills. Fifteen states address media literacy in some way in education law.
High school students invent automatic walker for Parkinson's patients — komonews — 8 September 2022 (LINK)
7 unconventional uses for your Swiss Army knife — esquire — 7 September 2022 (LINK)
5 books that help anyone understand modern finance — nextbigideaclub — 6 September 2022 — (LINK)
This 17-year old created an AI-powered app to help farmers combat invasive species across the world — forbes — 6 September 2022 (LINK)
All the personal-finance books are wrong: they tend to treat their readers like fools without willpower — theatlantic — 1 September 2022 — (LINK)
How much is that influencer worth? The answer may surprise you — thedrum — 31 August 2022 (LINK)
United Nations Young Leaders Online Training Programme — chocnews — 29 August 2022 — (LINK)
Want to live abroad as a digital nomad? This how much you could earn in your job in 38 countries — digitaltrends — 14 August 2022 — (LINK)
— A web developer who wants to be based in Europe can see that they'd be paid more in Switzerland ($88,496) or Denmark ($70,763), as compared to France ($43,757) or the Netherlands ($40,531), and in stark contrast to Greece ($13,492) or Portugal ($15,557).
