Study Yes, teens look at screens constantly but thats actually OK

Study Yes, teens look at screens constantly but thats actually OKStudy Yes, teens look at screens constantly but thats actually OKEverybody sees teenagers on their phones and laptops andgamingall the time, and it looks scary. Its a completely fair assumption that its doing something to their brains. But new research says that the effects of all that texting, Instagramming, and Snapchatting on teenagers well-being are miniscule.Implementing best practice statistical and methodological techniques we found little evidence for substantial negative associations between digital-screen engagement and adolescent wellbeing, said Amy Orben, a Researcher at the Oxford www Institute and a lecturer at the Queens College, University of Oxford, in a release.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreIn other words, the kids are all right.Teenage mental health can withstand screen timeA study from researc hers at Oxford University, published in the journal Psychological Science, analyzed data from 17,000 young people from the UK, Ireland, and the U.S.It was discovered that it didnt matter how many hours per day the teenagers used screens the impact on their mental health was still minimal. It was also found that using screens two hours, one hour, or 30 minutes before bedtime didnt have a clear link with a decrease in wellbeing although it is generally taken as fact that this is unhealthy for teenagers. (It should be noted, however, that using screens emitting blue light before bedtime does disrupt your sleep).One feature unique to the study was that the rigor of the methods used to accurately track just how much time the teenagers spent online researchers included both self-reported measures and time-use diaries. Previous similar studies, Orben has said, have been built on less reliable data about screen-time use.Analyzing three different datasets, which include improved measuremen ts of screen time, we found little clear-cut evidence that screen time decreases adolescent wellbeing, even if the use of digital technology occurs directly before bedtime, said hochschulprofessor Andrew Przybylski, Director of Research at the Oxford Internet Institute and co-author on the study.Well, it looks like teenagers get a free pass on this one.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people

William Kelly

William Kelly William Kelly William KellyLove and happy marriage have often led people to accomplish unexpected things. William Kelly (1811 1888), a 19th-century American inventor, is one of them. His invention of the pneumatic process of steelmaking revolutionized the industry. It is a process in which air is blown through molten pig iron to oxidize and remove unwanted impurities. Also kapitnspatented by Sir Henry Bessemer of Great Britain, this process produced the first inexpensive steel, which became the major construction material in the burgeoning industrial age. Kelly, who welches born in 1811 in Pittsburgh, PA, entered the dry goods geschftliches miteinander after studying metallurgy at the Western University in Pennsylvania. By the age of 35, he welches senior partner in the firm of McShane Kelly. His job often required him to travel across the country. While on a business trip to Nashville, TN, he met and fell in love with Mildred Gracy. She was from Eddyville, KY. As the relationship blossomed, Kelly decided to purchase 14,000 acres of timberland nearby, which contained ore deposits. It was a fortuitous purchase because after their marriage, he set himself up as an iron manufacturer. In the early 1840s, Kelly and his brother set up the Eddyville Iron Works, which later prospered to become one of the fruchtwein profitable businesses in the country. The Kelly converter was designed to convert iron to steel. What bothered Kelly, however, was the gradual depletion of the timberland and the dwindling of carbon-free iron deposits, which drove him to search for a more efficient means of refining pig iron. At this time, iron was sold in three forms, each distinguished by the amount of carbon present in the iron. Cast iron was highest in carbon content. Some cast iron was converted in forges to wrought iron, which contained no carbon. Intermediate was steel, which was the strongest form. Steel was made by slowly heating iron to high temperatures this was an expensive process and therefore little used. Beginning in 1847, Kelly made a series of experiments in an attempt to save on fuel costs in his furnace. He discovered that a blast of air would increase the temperature of the molten cast iron, since the carbon impurity acted as a fuel. Kelly hoped to save fuel by this process, and between 1851 and 1856, he built a series of experimental furnaces in the woods behind his plant. The work was done in secret because he was afraid that customers would not trust the metal made by the new process. Aware that air drafts cause molten iron to glow white hot, he became convinced that air blown through molten iron not only would remove the carbon but also would cause the temperature of the molten mass to rise, making further heating unnecessary. Those around Kelly thought his scheme insane, and his father-in-law even had him examined by a doctor. But the physicians knowledge of basic science enabled him to see the value of his patients scheme, and he became one of Kellys strongest supporters. About 1850, after several failures, Kelly succeeded in producing iron and steel with his process, although the quality of the steel was still largely a matter of chance. He did not patent the process immediately but continued working on it. In 1856 he learned that Henry Bessemer, working in England, had patented a similar process and that a patent was being applied for in the U.S. Even though Bessemer was trying to make steel (rather than to save fuel) and had proved his method a success (which Kelly had not), Kelly objected to Bessemers patent application and revealed his own experiments. In 1857, he was granted a patent for his process. Further innovations in steelmaking, notably by Robert Mushet of England and Goran Goransson of Sweden, made the pneumatic process practical. Before he went bankrupt during the panic of 1857, Kelly sold his patent to his father. In 1859, he renewed his experiments at the Cambria Iron Works in Johnstown, PA, and by 1862 managed to find enough financial aid to enable him to build a steel plant in Wyandotte, MI. Within two years, he produced the first commercial steel, using the Kelly process. In 1863, the Kelly Pneumatic Process Company was organized, and the following year a rival company using Bessemers patents was organized in Troy, NY. Unable to achieve more than minimal success with their respective patents and processes, the two companies pooled their resources in 1866, and thereafter steel production expanded rapidly. Although he received some money from the Kelly Company, it was only after his patent was extended in 1871 that Kelly received significant remuneration for his invention. Though Kelly conducted one further experiment, his process was never successfully applied. In 1861, he merged with the firm that represented the Bessemer interests. The Kelly interests received three-tenths of the stock of the new firm, and the Bessemer people took seven-tenths. Kelly was not di rectly involved in these later commercial activities but lived in quiet retirement in Louisville, KY, until his death in 1888. Arshad Mahmud is an independent writer.He discovered that a blast of air would increase the temperature of the molten cast iron, since the carbon impurity acted as a fuel.

Americans says this is the age that living at home is embarrassing

Americans says this is the age that living at home is embarrassingAmericans says this is the age that living at home is embarrassingAccording to a new survey conducted by Zillow, 14.4 million Millennials (people between the ages of 23 and 38) currently live at home with their parents. This is a staggering 21% of all American Millennials.Although this figure has continued to rise over the years, the stigma that accompanies it has actually experienced a decline. A survey conducted on more than 3,000 Americans, by TD Ameritrade, examines how every generation views boomeranging back to the nest after college. And according to the study, you shouldnt feel too bad until your nearing your thirties.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreHeres what 1,027 Gen Zers, 1,026 young Millennials, and 1,001 parents had to say about the appropriate age to officially move out.If thats movin up then Im mov in outAlfruchtwein 50% of Millennials said they fully planned or plan to return home after they get through college, and 82% of parents said that they are absolutely OK with this outcome. One-third of Young Millennials said they planned to crash for more than two years, and 25% said they would only be rooming for two years at maximum.For whatever reason, Generation Z was found to be the most optimistic about their financial Independence. This crop of youngsters was much less likely to predict living with their parents into their late twenties or early thirties in addition to being less likely to report wishing to stay close to home while attending college, partly to ease the financial load, compared to the seven in 10 Millennials that planned to do so.Although less than half of the respondents that belong to Generation Z planned to stay local for college, two-thirds ended up doing so. Forty-four percent of parents said that they expected their kid to stay close to home during colleg e, 17% said they were unsure, and 11% said they were unaware of their childs intention to stay close to the nest.As you might have guessed, students loans were the biggest burden keeping post grads from leaving the nest. Almost 50% of Millennials occasioned this, and another 40% said their students loans kept them from saving for retirement.Pay UpOf all the generations surveyed, Generation Zwas the least likely to expect to pay rent when they moved back home with their parents with only 22% expecting to do so. Thirty-eight percent of Millennials expected to pay for their lodging, and 34% of parents expected their child to pay rent. The average amount Generation Zers paid to stay with their parents was $548, compared to the $486 that Young Millennials were charged most often.Shouldering more than $1.5 trillion in U.S. student loan debt, its no surprise that young adults are looking for ways to save money as they focus on building a career foundation, Christine Russell, TD Ameritrades senior manager of retirement and annuities, reported toward the end of the survey. You dont become an adult the day you graduate from college - its a process that takes time.Even though 60% of parents said that an empty nest would make them much more excited than depressed, none of the respondents thought ill of young adults delaying moving out after graduation. In fact, all the generations and parents seem to agree that living at home wasnt embarrassing until you reached the age of 28.A large majority of Generation Zers and Millennials said they intended on returning the favor by assisting their mothers financially when they neared old age. There was no mention of assisting their fathers financially in the survey.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will ersatzdarsteller your productivityThe worst mistakes y ou can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people