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Scientists have identified a reversal of the long-standing Flynn effect—the roughly 200-year trend of rising average intelligence (measured via IQ and cognitive tests) across generations. For the first time in modern recorded history, Generation Z (born roughly 1997–2012) shows lower performance than previous generations in key cognitive domains, including attention, memory, literacy, numeracy, executive function, problem-solving, and general IQ—despite spending more years in formal education than ever before. Neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd, testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on January 15, 2026, highlighting this shift. In his written testimony, he stated that cognitive development in children across much of the developed world has stalled or reversed over the past two decades, with declines evident in international assessments (e.g., PISA, TIMSS) and other large-scale data starting around the mid-2000s and accelerating post-2010. Horvath attributes the primary driver not to reduced schooling, but to the widespread integration of digital screens and educational technology (EdTech) in classrooms. He argues that human brains evolved for deep, focused learning through face-to-face interaction and sustained attention, not fragmented skimming or constant task-switching encouraged by devices. Key points from his testimony include: - Teens now spend over half their waking hours on screens, with significant portions in school involving computers or tablets—often leading to off-task behavior and shallower processing. - Evidence from meta-analyses and national/international studies shows a consistent pattern: higher classroom screen exposure correlates with weaker outcomes in reading, math, science, and higher-order reasoning. - Digital tools may aid narrow, repetitive skill practice in controlled settings, but in core academic contexts, they tend to reduce depth of understanding, retention, and critical thinking. Horvath describes this as a "structural mismatch" between human cognition and how digital platforms are designed (to capture and fragment attention), warning that unchecked EdTech adoption risks long-term harm to workforce skills, innovation, and societal reasoning. [Horvath, J. C. (2026). Written testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. U.S. Senate]

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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Hedera $HBAR rises 6.7%, leading index higher. coindesk.com/coindesk-indic…

🧑‍💻 Here are crypto's top Real World Assets (RWA's) by development. Directional indicators represent each project's ranking rise or fall since last month: ➡️ 1) @hedera $HBAR 🥇 ➡️ 2) @chainlink $LINK 🥈 ➡️ 3) @avax $AVAX 🥉 ➡️ 4) @stellarorg $XLM 📈 5) @iota $IOTA 📉 6) @chia_project $XCH 📈 7) @vechainofficial $VET 📈 8) @hellolumerin $LMN 📈 9) @creditcoin $CTC 📉 10) @injective $INJ 📖 Read about the @santimentfeed methodology for pulling github activity data from project repositories, and why it is so useful for crypto trading: medium.com/santiment/a-di… 🔖 Bookmark our Real World Asset (RWA) project watchlist here, and see what others in crypto can't: app.santiment.net/screener/rwa-3…

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The first HBAR ETF is now live on @Vanguard_Group, the $11 trillion+ investment firm 🇺🇸

⚡ INSIGHT: Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin warns quantum computers could break Ethereum's cryptography sooner than expected.

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The $HBR ETF offers exposure to HBAR, the native token of Hedera Hashgraph—used for network services, fees, security, & powering apps. Hedera stands out for its high throughput, low fees, enterprise governance, real-world usage, and energy efficiency More: etfs.canary.capital/hbr/

@HederaFndn @CoinMarketCap @CanaryFunds @hedera we got ETF before 0% US cap gains law on HBAR...🤩

Today marks history as HBAR becomes the third ever crypto ETF to launch after Bitcoin and Ethereum. To make this clear, out of the 19M+ cryptocurrency's that @CoinMarketCap tracks, it was the @CanaryFunds HBAR ETF that passed - citing @Hedera’s institutional-grade network 🧵

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📣 Bybit has enabled $USDC on $HBAR Network. You can now deposit and withdraw USDC via the HBAR network on Bybit. #Bybit #CryptoArk

Hedera is proud to take part in the @bankofengland and @BIS_org DLT Innovation Challenge, exploring how central bank money could be transacted on external programmable ledgers. Hedera looks forward to contributing insights on the role of DLT in the future of financial infrastructure. Read more: bankofengland.co.uk/research/finte…

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