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For Gen Z, an awkward moment can live forever: Fear of looking bad makes social connection harder for young people

2026-10-19T08:26:46.041-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/family/2026/10/19/daniel-cox-new-book-generation-uncoupled-gen-z-social-disconnection/

Fathers, Your Daughters Need You: A father’s steady love and encouragement can give his daughter the confidence to face the world.

2026-10-09T15:04:03.334-05:00

https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/fathers-your-daughters-need-you-6097294

The surprising new idea that is reshaping how we think about ADHD: Scientists are starting to uncover the links between being a night owl and some neuropsychiatric conditions.

2026-10-08T15:18:44.775-05:00

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/10/08/surprising-new-idea-that-is-reshaping-how-we-think-about-adhd/

Opinion: The rise of the casual criminal: ‘Petty’ theft may not be as frightening as violent crime, but it’s also not something to ignore

2026-10-08T09:47:05.491-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/10/08/rise-of-the-casual-criminal-dine-and-dash-shoplifting-microlooting/

The Great Feminization by Helen Andrews

2026-10-03T07:37:50.000-05:00

https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-great-feminization/

Opinion: Merging hearts but not bank accounts — The risks of getting married while staying financially single: Can two people build a life together — a for-better-or-worse, richer-or-poorer, sickness-or-health marriage — if they still act like they’re single?

2026-10-02T08:26:57.120-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/09/19/married-but-financially-single/

Opinion: Happiness among young adults is crashing — except in these 2 groups: The effects of social isolation are clear, and so is the antidote to loneliness and despair

2026-10-01T19:38:28.884-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/10/01/unhappy-young-adults-social-isolation-solutions/

On Education: How mass education and elite education synergistically reproduce and enhance inequalities; why education is not an effective vehicle for “social justice.”

2026-09-30T11:58:18.649-05:00

https://musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/on-education

He thought his baseball dream was over. But God — and Banana Ball — had other plans for Bronson Balholm: A parking spot led Balholm back to his religion. Four years later, he’s one of the Party Animals’ most beloved players — and its unofficial ‘faith leader’

2026-09-20T08:11:23.938-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2026/09/20/banana-ball-and-faith-party-animals-catcher-bronson-balholm/

More internet is associated with less faith, according to a new analysis of 81 countries: The higher the internet usage of a people, the lower the religious belonging and self-identification tends to be, sociologists say in a new report

2026-09-19T07:56:18.231-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/09/18/effect-of-internet-on-faith-secularization-worldwide/

The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers: Unmanned ground vehicles are conducting once-impossible medical evacuations along Ukraine’s front lines.

2026-09-18T15:41:24.919-05:00

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/

The powerful millionaires hiding in plain sight

2026-09-14T21:05:08.776-05:00

https://www.npr.org/sections/planet-money/2026/09/14/g-s1-143041/the-powerful-millionaires-hiding-in-plain-sight

Report of MIT’s Ad Hoc Committee on AI Use in Teaching, Learning, and Research Training August 13, 2026

2026-09-14T13:31:36.923-05:00

https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.mit.edu/dist/d/2418/files/2026/08/AI-Committee-Final-Report-Aug-13.pdf

Opinion: Are foreigners manipulating debates over data centers?: Investigators for X claim to have found hundreds of Chinese bots planting fears online

2026-09-14T10:12:30.711-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/09/14/is-china-behind-opposition-to-data-centers/

The Poisonous Power of Gossip

2026-09-14T07:36:31.365-05:00

https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/the-poisonous-power-of-gossip-6085179

‘I couldn’t stop’: Atlantic journalist shares insights from his brief sports betting spiral: At a BYU lecture, McKay Coppins shared how a $10,000 research experiment nearly hooked him — and why America’s gambling boom should alarm everyone

2026-09-11T08:02:50.896-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/education/2026/09/10/mckay-coppins-gambles-byu-lecture-atlantic-sports-betting/

Normal tools for normal tasks. Open a tool, do the thing, leave. No account, no download, and nothing between you and the answer.

2026-09-04T16:12:52.127-05:00

https://www.normaltools.com/

FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses

2026-09-03T14:21:25.771-05:00

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2026/09/fbi-probes-service-selling-153m-drivers-licenses/

Who Actually Makes Your Supplements?: Supplements are by far the most obfuscated category I have covered to date. Here's what you can do about it.

2026-09-03T14:16:07.696-05:00

https://www.worseonpurpose.com/p/who-actually-makes-your-supplements?

If You Want to Get Married, Here’s Where You Should Move: A new interactive map reveals the parts of the country with the highest rates of marriage among young adults in their 20s and 30s.

2026-09-03T14:11:10.250-05:00

https://www.theepochtimes.com/bright/if-you-want-to-get-married-heres-where-you-should-move-6079837

"If you’re looking to get married, the place to go might be the Provo area in Utah. Or maybe Fort Wayne and the southern suburbs in Indiana.

Both locations feature some of the highest rates of new marriages over the past year in the country, according to a new project by the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) called the Marriage Map. In the Provo area, fully 13.2 percent of never-married adults aged 22 to 39 got married last year. In the Fort Wayne area, the number was 10.6 percent."

How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi: A case study in self-sabotage

2026-08-26T13:40:43.325-05:00

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/07/uk-productivity-economy-reform-party/687303/

Opinion: Why WalletHub’s ‘Worst State for Women’ ranking misses the mark on Utah: The narrow formula rewards female wage-earning while ignoring how strong marriages, lower poverty, and family choices shape women’s well-being relative to men

2026-08-22T12:24:27.328-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2026/08/21/wallethub-equality-measure-utah/

Perspective: 7 signs your counselor may be undermining your faith: Good counseling can do tremendous good, but even the best mental health professional is not neutral toward religion and spirituality

2026-08-19T13:15:15.376-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/08/18/supporting-faith-in-counseling/

The rise of the prenup and how it’s associated with divorce: It’s getting easier to get a prenuptial agreement, which makes it easier to leave a marriage

2026-08-14T09:24:50.731-05:00

https://www.deseret.com/family/2026/08/13/prenup-divorce-probability-marriage/

Why I Quit the Tenure Track: The insufferable hypocrisy of elite academia

2026-08-10T14:09:34.792-05:00

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/09/elite-academia-leadership-hypocrisy/687969/