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Privacy startup Proton already offers an email app, a VPN tool, cloud storage, a password manager, and a calendar app. In April 2022, Proton acquired SimpleLogin, an open-source product that generates email aliases to protect inboxes from spam and phishing. Today, Proton acquired Standard Notes, adv...

LinkedIn profiles have the “Use my data for training content creation AI models” setting turned on by default, and it’s been left up to users to turn it off.

Use 'Bridgy Fed' to Connect Mastodon and Bluesky The two social networks can come together thanks to this beta bridge that connects two protocols. #AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Mastodon #socialmedia #Fediverse #bluesky https://lifehacker.com/tech/use-bridgy-feed-to-link-mastodon-and-bluesky

Proton Mail came under scrutiny for its role in a legal request by the Spanish authorities leading to the identification and arrest of a user.

Unlock productivity with Sam Altman’s adaptable note-taking method, blending analog tools and digital platforms for better idea management.

Which states are the most and least literate? This interesting map shows adult literacy rates for every U.S. state.

Discover how ancient Stoic techniques can enhance your writing focus. Learn practical tips for a distraction-free writing experience in today's busy world.

Online mathematics programs may benefit most the kids who need it least

Handwriting activates key brain regions for memory and learning, suggesting educational systems should integrate traditional and digital methods effectively.

A new metanalysis adds to the growing evidence base showing that reading on screens is worse for comprehension.

4. Handwriting improves thinking. (Yours, too.)

One professor's reflections on the end of an era, as AI tools such as ChatGPT have murdered the student essay (RIP). Here's why that threatens the future of human cognition—and how to save ourselves.

If we want students to take control of their learning, we first need to implement mechanistic metacognition so that they understand how best to learn, argues Jared Cooney Horvath

How students process information is at least as important as how teachers deliver it.

Manuskript. Most people don't know it. It's software for writers. Software with lots of options, while being a lot simpler than Scrivener. I know loads of authors live inside Scrivener, and hooray for them, but it's too much, big, complex, confusing for me. Read about Manuskript etc at their homepage. There are screenshots and a list of features. This post, and perhaps another one, will go into how I use it, to give you an idea. Note: Manuskript is Free…

Necessary cognitive fortification against propaganda, pseudoscience, and general falsehood.

What we can build this way is a world where policy is evidence based. Where we make data informed decisions, while understanding that the data isn’t perfect. Where kids are empowered to learn all o…

research and conceptual discussions in literacy and language learning

Plato's cave metaphor illustrates the cognitive trap of ignorance, where we may be unaware of the limitations of our understanding.

Science confirms what many have already suspected —critical thinking mentally draining and often unpleasant.

Both folktales and formal philosophy unsettle us into thinking anew about our cherished values and views of the world

Science means being able to change your mind in light of new evidence

The Magazine for Science and Reason

Wavacity is a port of the Audacity audio editor to the web browser. Free and open-source. No install required.

Generate iframe code online to embed any HTML doc or page to any website or blog with live preview options and customizations

Flip an image, horizontally and/or vertically

Sketchpad is available online and for download on PC and Mac. Whether you're working on a school poster or brainstorming your next comic book character, Sketchpad makes it easy to bring your ideas to life. Easily draw, edit photos, or design your next business card. Craft images for social media posts, digital ads, paper, or even apparel