September Current Events 2024: Science & Technology News
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- Swedish Health Authority Sets Guidelines Against Electronic Screen For Children
- First Commercial Spacewalk Conducted By SpaceX
- X Accounts Of Public Figures And Public Organisations Hacked
- Brain Scan Research Identified Possible Targets To Treat Kids With Severe Depression
Swedish Health Authority Sets Guidelines Against Electronic Screen For Children
Monday, September 2, 2024 – According to Swedish health authorities, children under the age of two should not be exposed to any displays, and adolescents should not exceed three hours of screen time per day.
It is a significant decrease from the present average screen time figures among Swedish children and young people, which are estimated to be four hours per day for nine- to 12-year-olds and over seven hours per day for 17- and 18-year-olds, excluding education.
Sweden is not alone in this trend. Earlier this year, a three-month scientific study conducted in France determined that children under the age of three should not be exposed to screens, including television, and that no child should possess a phone before the age of 11. As part of a "digital pause," French schools are currently conducting a trial in which students under the age of 15 are prohibited from using mobile phones in the classroom.
Source: The Guardian
First Commercial Spacewalk Conducted By SpaceX
Thursday, September 12, 2024 – An industrialist and an engineer have become the first non-professional personnel to execute one of the most hazardous maneuvers in space: a spacewalk. Starting at 11:52 BST, Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis exited the SpaceX spacecraft in specially designed suits, approximately 15 minutes apart.
Mr Isaacman provided business funding. Previously, only astronauts from government-funded space agencies have performed spacewalks. Isaacman has financed two missions, the Polaris Dawn being the second. He is reluctant to provide a price, although the missions are expected to cost hundreds of millions.
Spacewalks are one of the hardest space maneuvers, hence a private company's success is significant. As the crew prepared to open the spaceship hatch without an airlock, stress and anticipation were high. Extra nitrogen and oxygen tanks were fitted, and all four astronauts wore the suits, breaking the record for the number of humans in space at the same time.
Source: BBC
X Accounts Of Public Figures And Public Organisations Hacked
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 – British politicians and international organizations have had their X accounts hacked, with MPs such as Shabana Mahmood, the justice minister, and Labour MPs Chris Elmore and Carolyn Harris publishing a message on the social networking platform.
The messages, which contained a long code, said that each account had been hacked to benefit by publishing a token address. This isn't the first time a British politician's account on X has been hacked; in 2016, Jeremy Corbyn's Twitter account was hijacked for expletive-laden posts.
Other accounts that sent the same message on Wednesday evening included the World Health Organization, the Great British Menu, and Lenovo's India division. While many people immediately erased the stolen message, others stayed accessible for a long time. Sooz Kempner, a British comedian and performer, told X that her account had also been hijacked, and she had reset her password.
Source: The Guardian
Brain Scan Research Identified Possible Targets To Treat Kids With Severe Depression
Tuesday, September 24, 2024 – The largest brain scan research of its type uncovers variations between adult and adolescent severe depression, including an apparent proclivity for ruminating among children. The study, published on Tuesday in Nature Mental Health, might be used to discover prospective targets for brain stimulation therapy, expanding its current usage from adults to kids.
The research, whose first author was Nga (Connie) Yan Tse, a third-year PhD student at the University of Melbourne, discovered that the amount of these disparities could accurately predict how severe a person's depression symptoms were.
The researchers obtained what Zalesky termed "the largest sample size of youth with depression and healthy comparison" using data from prior independent investigations from six locations in Australia, China, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Further research would need to be undertaken to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of brain stimulation therapy in kids for it to be more generally used by physicians.
Source: The Guardian
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