WhizKids.ca
WhizKids.ca Logo

  • Computers
  • Ecology
  • Education
  • Internet
  • Math
  • Technology
  • Special Features
  • Curious Kids
  • Computers
  • Ecology
  • Education
  • Internet
  • Math
  • Technology
  • Special Features
  • Curious Kids

Month: November 2024

Internet

Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic

November 20, 2024 Tech Xplore

How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult.This article was originally published on this website.

Internet

An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet

November 19, 2024 Tech Xplore

How will the internet evolve in the coming decades?This article was originally published on this website.

Internet

US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: Report

November 19, 2024 Tech Xplore

The US will urge a judge to make Google-parent company Alphabet sell its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant, according to a media report Monday.This article was originally […]

Internet

As AI and megaplatforms take over, the hyperlinks that built the web may face extinction

November 18, 2024 Tech Xplore

The original idea for the world wide web emerged in a flurry of scientific thought around the end of World War II. It began with a hypothetical machine called the “memex,” proposed by US Office […]

Internet

What is Bluesky, the fast-growing social platform welcoming fleeing X users?

November 16, 2024 Tech Xplore

Disgruntled X users are again flocking to Bluesky, a newer social media platform that grew out of the former Twitter before billionaire Elon Musk took it over in 2022. While it remains small compared to […]

Math

Mathematical approach can predict crystal structure in hours instead of months

November 14, 2024 Phys Org

Researchers at New York University have devised a mathematical approach to predict the structures of crystals—a critical step in developing many medicines and electronic devices—in a matter of hours using only a laptop, a process […]

Math

A 41-million-digit prime number is the biggest ever found—but mathematicians’ search for perfection will continue

November 14, 2024 Phys Org

Imagine a number made up of a vast string of ones: 1111111…111. Specifically, 136,279,841 ones in a row. If we stacked up that many sheets of paper, the resulting tower would stretch into the stratosphere.This […]

Internet

One Tech Tip: Replacing passwords with passkeys for an easier login experience

November 14, 2024 Tech Xplore

If you’re tired of memorizing passwords, then give passkeys a try.This article was originally published on this website.

Math

Flexible statistical method powers research on health, climate, financial data

November 13, 2024 Phys Org

Machine learning and artificial intelligence wouldn’t be possible without the statistical models that underpin their analytic capabilities. A Cornell statistician and his colleague have developed a revolutionary new method to analyze complex datasets that’s more […]

Internet

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe can opt for less personalized ads

November 12, 2024 Tech Xplore

Facebook and Instagram users in Europe will get the option to see less personalized ads if they don’t want to pay for an ad-free subscription, social media company Meta said Tuesday, bowing to pressure from […]

Posts pagination

« 1 2 3 4 »

Top Stories In Pictures:

Curious Kids: Wonder Why? Series

  • Curious Kids: Why do leaves change colour?
    December 18, 2021
  • Curious Kids: Who invented video games?
    December 17, 2021
  • Curious Kids: What is brain freeze?
    December 13, 2021

Also on WhizKids.ca

  • BlueYonder Training
    May 1, 2025
  • Two officers charged in fatal wrong-way pursuit on Highway 401, Ontario watchdog says
    January 18, 2025
  • The Role of Bilingual Education in Shaping Canada’s Future Generations
    January 18, 2025
Popular Headlines:
  • Study suggests incentives are a valuable alternative to school cell phone bans
    August 7, 2025
  • How ChatGPT and other LLMs might help to dispel popular misconceptions
    August 7, 2025
  • Tech can tell exactly when in videos students are learning
    August 7, 2025
  • Schools are using AI surveillance to protect students. It also leads to false alarms—and arrests
    August 7, 2025
  • LLMs can predict educational and psychological outcomes from childhood essays with remarkable accuracy
    August 7, 2025
  • Study explores role of virtual field experiences
    August 7, 2025
Hot Topics:
  • Our DNA analysis of 75,000-year-old bones in Arctic caves reveals how animals responded to changing climates
    August 10, 2025
  • Climate-fueled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects
    August 10, 2025
  • Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars
    August 9, 2025
  • Great Barrier Reef records largest annual coral loss in 39 years
    August 9, 2025
  • New York declares total war on prolific rat population
    August 9, 2025
  • Home is where the airfields are: What happens when hawks are moved from Los Angeles airports
    August 8, 2025
Special Features:

CONTACT US

TERMS OF USE

PRIVACY POLICY

  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions of Use
  • Contact Us

© 2024 WhizKids.ca