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College is coming apart at the seams / Three minutes with a mini donkey might be the answer / Your parents' longevity is a preview of yours (opens the original)
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The Atlantic published a comprehensive diagnosis of American higher education this week: 27% of private colleges now get a D for financial stability, the unemployment rate for recent college graduates has surpassed the national average, and the promise that a four-year degree leads to a stable career is cracking in real time. Also: a UC Davis study published in Scientific Reports found that just three minutes of interacting with rescued miniature horses and donkeys — named Olivia, Randy, Mary, a
The burger has become a luxury item / Singles want commitment more than ever — they just can't figure out how to get there / The dictionary just added looksmaxxing and cuffing season (opens the original)
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Ground beef is now averaging $6.70 per pound — up 45% over the last decade and 70% since 2021 — a $30 burger is showing up on menus from New York to California, and Hamburger Helper is now suggesting on its packaging that customers try hot dogs instead. Also: the Kinsey Institute's 15th annual Singles in America survey of 5,000 adults finds the share who want to marry someday jumped from 33% in 2010 to 45% in 2026, 52% say the hard economy makes them more interested in finding someone to share l
What Reading does for your brain / The housing market is about to meet 7% mortgages / Why your kid's wandering attention might be smarter than yours (opens the original)
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A University of Cambridge review published this week confirms that just six minutes of reading reduces stress by 68% — faster than music, walking, or a cup of tea — and that consistent reading across the lifespan is linked to lower dementia risk, better empathy, and slower cognitive decline. Also: the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has climbed to 6.71%, its highest level since July 2025, putting 7% within 34 basis points and threatening to deepen what's already the most stagnant housing market in y
Nearly three quarters of Americans are exhausted / A startup is building robot soldiers and the CEO will arm them if asked / Phones at restaurants are the new cigarettes — or are they? (opens the original)
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The CDC's first-ever national fatigue study, surveying 27,000 adults, found 71.5% experienced fatigue on multiple days in the past three months — with one in six feeling exhausted most days or every day, and younger adults aged 18-34 hitting the highest rate of any age group. Also: Foundation Future Industries, a San Francisco startup founded in 2024 with $24 million in Pentagon contracts, is building a humanoid robot called Phantom — 5'9", 176 pounds — and its CEO says he'll arm it for combat i
Praising kids for being smart teaches them to cheat / Great white sharks have moved into Maine / The home feature you didn't know you needed (opens the original)
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A University of Wollongong study published in the Journal of Educational Psychology found that preschoolers told they succeeded because they were "smart" cheated on a subsequent test 64% of the time — nearly double the rate of kids praised for effort, luck, or an easy task. Also: great white sharks have become regular summer visitors to southern Maine, with nearly a dozen spotted off Scarborough Beach over two days in August, a lifeguard pulled underwater, and the Atlantic white shark population
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