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Bilinguality is a huge advantage for children and adults. Nearly 22 percent of Americans speak a language other than English at home, and many kids struggle to achieve full proficiency in two tongues. @KnowableMag spoke with Adriana Weisleder, a developmental psychologist and language scientist, about learning to speak and read two languages at the same time, and how schools, parents and caregivers can help kids.

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/how-a-child-becomes-bilingual

#Parenting #Education #Children #Language #Bilinguality #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Can cats understand human words? This week our @ScienceDesk shared this story about feline cognition and language comprehension. A new study showed that cats could associate human words with images — building on older research that suggested cats know their names. What could this mean for bonds with our furry friends?

https://www.earth.com/news/cats-can-associate-human-words-with-images/

#Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Scientology is much more popular in Ukraine than in neighboring countries. In 2014, the country had 26 centers for the religion, while in Poland, there were none and one in each of Moldova, Georgia and Belarus. Alessandra Hay and Mariana Lastovyria write for @timkmak’s Counteroffensive about why Scientology has been able to gain a foothold in Ukraine.

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/the-rise-of-scientology-in-ukraine

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And finally, if the real-life horror story is too much for you, @CultureDesk shared this roundup from @DazedMagazine of the best zombie movies of all time. In the fediverse poll, “28 Days Later” came out on top, while Dazed preferred “Train to Busan,” but we’re most intrigued by “Zombie For Sale,” which the magazine placed at No. 4. A Korean movie, a horror comedy that is certified Fresh (89%) on Rotten Tomatoes. ”It’s perfect for people who are adjacent fans of the zombie genre because it’s surprisingly sweet, but even true zombie-horror enthusiasts will appreciate its touching portrayal of the undead,” said Dazed’s Laura Pitcher. We know what we’ll be watching on Nov. 5.

https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/64876/1/the-best-ever-zombie-movies-for-halloween-28-days-later-train-to-busan

#Movies #Film #Cinema #Horror #ZombieMovies #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Bilinguality is a huge advantage for children and adults. Nearly 22 percent of Americans speak a language other than English at home, and many kids struggle to achieve full proficiency in two tongues. @KnowableMag spoke with Adriana Weisleder, a developmental psychologist and language scientist, about learning to speak and read two languages at the same time, and how schools, parents and caregivers can help kids.

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2024/how-a-child-becomes-bilingual

#Parenting #Education #Children #Language #Bilinguality #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

First, Amazon said it wasn’t an employer of delivery drivers, who are unionized with the Teamsters. The National Labor Relations Board rejected that. Now, the tech giant is arguing that union-busting statements made by its managers, including threats to terminate, are covered under the U.S. First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech. Here’s more from @404mediaco.

https://www.404media.co/amazon-says-it-has-a-first-amendment-right-to-union-bust/

#Labor #Employment #Unions #Amazon #TechIndustry #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

First Nations urge Ottawa to catch up on Jordan’s Principle funding https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2024/10/25/first-nations-urge-ottawa-to-catch-up-on-jordans-principle-funding

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The United Nations is warning that we have 10 years to dramatically reduce climate change-contributing emissions to avoid the worst of climate change. In a new report published this week, the U.N. says the world is in “climate crunch time” as greenhouse gasses hit unprecedented levels and heat index records continually fall. Read more from @CBSNews.

https://flip.it/6mvYmX

#GlobalWarming #Science #Earth #Emissions #Climate

Oh, dear. forgot again. This project is a fail.

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Oh, that's so great! Oh, I remember seeing a video with many swans surfing like that and I couldn't find it anymore, then forgot about it. I just searched for it again and found it here! Makes me happy and I needed that 😊
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https://www.tumblr.com/tweakerwolf/147611104745/becausebirds-surfer-swans-having-the-time-of