The Guardian (December 9)
“Millions of children and teens” under 16 are losing access to their “accounts as Australia’s world-first social media ban begins.” An academic advisory group will be “examining the short-term, medium-term and longer-term impacts of the ban,” both intended (like more sleep, less stress, deeper social interaction) and unintended (like pushing youths to the unregulated dark web). “The ban has garnered worldwide attention, with several nations indicating they will adopt a ban of their own, including Malaysia, Denmark and Norway” while the EU has already “passed a resolution to adopt similar restrictions.”
Tags: Access, Accounts, Australia, Children, Dark web, Denmark, EU, Impacts, Intended, Interaction, Malaysia, Norway, Sleep, Social media ban, Stress, Teens, Unintended, World-first
Chicago Tribune (December 23)
“From the standpoint of personal health, getting at least seven hours is just common sense. But a case can be made that sleep equals productivity equals a robust economy. So, for yourself and for the sake of our country, do your part for the gross domestic product.” A recent Rand Corporation study found that lost sleep negatively impacts the U.S. economy by $411 billion each year.
Tags: Common sense, Economy, GDP, Health, Productivity, Rand Corporation, Sleep, U.S.
USA Today (August 25)
Most U.S. middle and high schools “still start earlier than 8:30 a.m.,” despite growing scientific evidence that older students should sleep later. Next month, “Seattle will become one of the largest urban districts to push back start times…. Less tardiness and more attentive students should be enough to awaken more districts to the benefits of later start times for teenagers.”
Tags: Evidence, High schools, Older students, Sleep, Start times, Tardiness, Teenagers, U.S.
