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A teenager on TikTok disrupted thousands of scientific studies with a single video

The Verge

Researchers were caught by surprise after a short video sent a flood of new users to a survey platform Thousands of scientific studies had to toss out weeks of data because of a 56-second TikTok video by a teenager. Basically, it’s a bunch of surveys for different amounts of money and different amounts of time.”. You program a survey.

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Facebook’s whistleblower report confirms what researchers have known for years

The Verge

But for researchers who study social media, the internal study that sparked the controversy was mostly confirmation of what they already knew — that Instagram makes teen girls feel worse about their bodies, and that they blame the platform for anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts. I didn’t feel like it was tremendously surprising.”.

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Visualizing COVID-19’s impact on youth homelessness, and using data in support to help end it

Tableau

From early childhood and during their teens, Esther Taylor and Leeze Castro faced and overcame many challenges, including homelessness. I want to do whatever it takes for us to thrive—not just survive,” stated Leeze, student stability fellow, A Way Home Washington. . I never want a young person to experience what I have lived through.

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Visualizing COVID-19’s impact on youth homelessness, and using data in support to help end it

Tableau

From early childhood and during their teens, Esther Taylor and Leeze Castro faced and overcame many challenges, including homelessness. I want to do whatever it takes for us to thrive—not just survive,” stated Leeze, student stability fellow, A Way Home Washington. I never want a young person to experience what I have lived through.

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Great reads from around the web on February 11th

Amy Sample Ward

Today's teens also plan to be generous when they get older. More than 75% say they will regularly give to charity, versus 63% in 1989, according to a nationwide survey by the Girl Scout Research Institute of 3,263 students in grades three through 12."

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Meet the mobile therapy startup backed by Christian Angermayer’s re:Mind Capital

TechCrunch

It’s a move informed by two trends: passive data collection, and a burgeoning mental health crisis in teens and young adults. . The app’s connection also goes two ways: trial administrators can send out things like surveys to keep in touch with participants. . to 13.1%) between 2009 and 2017.

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Simplifying nonprofit strategic planning for beginners 

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If your organization provides after-school support, you serve students and may provide academic enrichment, social opportunities, and activities. What about your students’ families? Should supporting the families of the students you serve be part of your mission? How many teens do you want to serve in years one, two, and three?

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