Space, Senility, and Hedges for Social Media

This week in tech we saw Artemis II round the dark side of the moon, had a new study from Sweden that found we can decrease our chances of dementia by lowering our sedentary screen time, and we get to answer a parent question about the best way to build hedges for teen social media use.

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Little Tech Tidbits:

Artemis II crew flying around the moon sets Americans up for the first manned moon mission. They set a record for the greatest distance traveled by people from the earth, beating Apollo 13’s 55 year old record. This trip was a preparatory trip for future missions, including the Artemis III missions in 2027 which will test possible craft for civilian tourist flights. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nasa-artemis-astronauts-farside-moon-blog#6-15-p-m-expecting-to-see-an-eclipse-from-space
U.S. Federal Communications Commission faced pressure from scientific societies to review two satellite proposals: Reflect Orbital’s 50,000 space mirrors and SpaceX’s plan for up to 1 million AI data center satellites. – as reported in The Times. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/space-mirrors-light-earth-night-angers-scientists-f0qw0zrz6
Replacing one hour of passive sedentary time with an active behavior correlates to a 7% reduction in dementia risk; adding an hour of mentally active behavior yields a 4% reduction, with an 11% lower risk when combined with physical activity. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379726000607 [Werneck, Wheeler and colleagues, 2026]