TALK ABOUT A SLIPPERY SLOPE
Toronto Bans Tobogganing on 45 Hills.
And on the 27 hills where it's still expressly allowed, the city says children should be supervised.
Oh -- and no plastic discs.
My piece, @Reason:
https://t.co/rXu21qmMvP
@FreeRangeKids I've been witnessing parents waiting in their cars for the kids to get off the bus... They can't even walk less than a block home anymore? Some of those walks were the most fun and laughs all day. They also wait for the bus in the car.
π§΅1/3
HORRIBLE!
For ages 15 to 24 "time spent in person w/ friends has plunged by 70% since 2003, down to 40 mins/day."
Why? It's not just phones. These kids grew up w/ adult-led activities filling their "free" time.
They gathered when adults told them to. They...
A new study reveals bottled water contains up to 100 more microplastic particles than previously estimated.
Utilizing advanced techniques, researchers found that popular water brands contain an average of 240,000 microplastic particles per liter, a count that's 10 - 100 times higher than past estimates.
Notably, 90% of these plastics are tiny nanoplastics, so small they can penetrate human cells and tissues and even cross the blood-brain barrier, potentially impacting human health.
This raises an important question: Might simply drinking tap water be a healthier choice?
https://t.co/4xhbQJ27Ig