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2023 – Study finds that pop music melodies have gotten simpler over time
Using algorithms and mathematical models, researchers examined the evolution of pitch and rhythm in hit melodies over the past seven decades. Their results, published last week in the journal Scientific Reports, suggest that both elements…
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2025 – The percentage of children and young people who reported that they enjoyed reading was its lowest in 20 years.
Just 1 in 3 (32.7%) children and young people aged 8 to 18 said that they enjoyed reading in their free time in 2025. This marks a 36% decrease in reading enjoyment levels since we…
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2025 – Almost everywhere in America, students are performing worse than their peers were 10 years ago.
Compared with a decade earlier, reading scores were down last year in 83 percent of school districts where data was available. Math scores were down in 70 percent. The declines have affected both rich and…
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2025 – The average American spends approximately 7 hours and 4 minutes per day looking at screens.
Gen Z stands out, averaging around 9 hours per day on screens. https://www.magnetaba.com/blog/average-screen-time-statistics
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2020 – Study finds that social media usage increases memory failures across all age groups.
The concurrent model revealed that on days when social media use was high, individuals reported more memory failures. The lagged model further revealed that higher previous-day social media use was associated with more memory failures…
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2025 – Children and adolescents who spend more than 3 hours a day on social media face double the risk of mental health problems including experiencing symptoms of depression and anxiety.
“This is concerning as a recent survey showed that teenagers spend an average of 3.5 hours a day on social media.” When asked about the impact of social media on their body image, 46% of…
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2024-2025 – Approximately 40% of students across the nation cannot read at a basic level.
Illiteracy has become such a serious problem in our country that 130 million adults are now unable to read a simple story to their children Approximately 40% of students across the nation cannot read at…
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November 2025 – MIT Study Finds Significantly Decreased Brain Engagement On Students Using AI
The study divided 54 subjects—18 to 39 year-olds from the Boston area—into three groups, and asked them to write several SAT essays using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s search engine, and nothing at all, respectively. Researchers used…
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November 2024 – U.S. Eighth-Graders’ Scores Decline on International Assessment of Critical Computer and Information Literacy Skills
WASHINGTON (November 12, 2024) — U.S. eighth-graders scored at the international average for computer and information literacy but below the international average for computational thinking, according to the results of an international study released today…