6. Interesting Reads
“Women in their early thirties are for the first time having more babies than younger moms in the United States, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to health experts, the shift was caused by more women choosing to wait longer to have children, as well as a steady national drop in teen births. Now, the birth rate for women in the 30-to-34 age group is about 103 per 100,000. For women ages 25 to 29, it’s 102 per 100,000. The average age when women have their first child is 28, and the overall birth rate was down to about 62 births per 100,000 women, ages 15 to 44.”
“Sibling rivalry ranks as one of the biggest challenges faced by parents of more than one child. It can begin the minute you bring your second child home and last for years. A certain amount of sibling jealousy is normal. So a parent’s attitude toward the rivalry and ability to handle it can make all the difference in helping kids create and maintain a healthy and positive sibling bond into adulthood. It’s important to understand that your excitement about bringing home a new baby might not be mirrored by your older child. Recognizing and addressing this is the first step in setting the foundation for a good sibling relationship.”
(U.S.News)
“When it comes to image quality, the DSLR (generally) still reigns supreme. While there are plenty of excellent compact system cameras available, the traditionalists still prefer the look, feel and mechanics of an SLR camera. Luckily, there’s lots of choice on the market, depending of course on what it is you’re looking for. Pretty much anybody who wants a DSLR, whether you’re a beginner, you’re at the high-end enthusiast or even professional end of the market, has an option available. It’s hard to choose an outright winner in this category of cameras because no two consumers are the same.”
(T3.com)
“Volvo’s had an autonomous truck operating in a Swedish mine since 2016. Now, the same technology that powers that truck will go toward creating a self-driving garbage truck. Volvo announced that it’s working with Renova, a Swedish waste management company, to develop and deploy an autonomous garbage truck. It should be a proper workout for Volvo’s self-driving tech, given the vehicle’s size versus the narrow, busy streets it must move through.”
(CNET)
“For a lot of people, the world of personal technology is like a spectator sport. We have our favorite groups and personalities, we compare market shares like they were league rankings, and we always enjoy the crescendo of hype surrounding a big set piece event. Google I/O is undoubtedly one of the marquee events on the tech calendar these days, solely on account of Google’s enormous reach and influence, but I’m here to turn the hype volume down. I/O 2017 won’t be a big splash of epic excitement, and we shouldn’t expect it to be. Google has grown to a size and position where presenting an unexciting public image would actually be in its favor.”
“Amazon.com Inc. updated its least-expensive tablets, continuing to produce new and updated hardware as a way to attract consumers to its more profitable services. The online retailer and consumer electronics maker announced upgrades Wednesday to its best-selling 7-inch Fire tablet, giving it a slightly thinner and lighter design, an extra hour of battery life, support for higher-speed wireless connectivity, and new colors. Amazon cut the price on the larger Fire HD 8 tablet by $10 and said it’s giving the rugged tablets for kids a makeover as well.”
“The Apple Watch is selling at a record rate. Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed during the Cupertino company’s latest earnings call that Watch sales had almost doubled, year-over-year, and that Apple’s wearables business was the size of a Fortune 500 company. But while the Series 2 model is selling like hot cakes, there’s huge anticipation as to what the next-generation Apple Watch will be. The Apple Watch Series 3 is the subject of intense web-rumor mongering and it’s not easy to keep up to speed with the latest murmured features and launch details. That’s where this post comes in. Here’s a roundup of the juiciest Apple Watch 3 rumors…”
(Forbes)
“There are people who can do truly amazing and fascinating experiments, and luckily for you, we created a list of 10 simple physics experiments with everyday materials to learn and impress your friends. Not only small children, but many adults are excited and intrigued to see some kind of an experiment especially physical experiment. Today, just like a long time ago, there are people who understand and people who don’t understand the laws of physics and how they actually work.”
“If you are looking to find amazing ideas for your next science project then read our list of 10 winning science fair projects for high school. Children are under a lot of pressure nowadays, especially at school. They need to keep up with other students, to try hard and put a lot of effort into being a good student in order to secure a good future. They struggle to get good grades and make their parents proud of them or they strive to compete with others in the classroom. Anyway, the pressure on them is pretty big and we get that. It’s not always easy to understand why we need to try so hard.”
