Alberta’s education system is undergoing significant changes. After completing updates to the elementary curriculum, the focus is shifting to grades 7 to 10. These adjustments aim to modernize the curriculum, making it more relevant to today’s needs.

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• Key priorities for curriculum updates
• Concerns raised by Alberta Teachers’ Association
• Timeline and consultation process
• Modernizing education for future needs

Does income always boost happiness, or does the effect wear off after a certain point? New findings from recent studies indicate that higher income continues to affect happiness even beyond previous estimates. This research, involving renowned economists, sheds light on the influence of financial freedom and income on life satisfaction and well-being.

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• Revisiting the $75,000 threshold: findings by Kahneman, Killingsworth, and Mellers
• The role of subjective well-being in the income-happiness link
• Personal stories: the power of financial freedom
• Wealth’s influence on life choices

Biologist Joe Roman explains how animals, through their everyday activities like eating, migrating, and even dying, play a critical role in shaping ecosystems. His book, Eat, Poop, Die: How Animals Make Our World, highlights the ways animals move nutrients across vast distances, supporting life. Roman emphasizes how restoring wildlife populations could be key to solving modern environmental challenges.

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• Joe Roman on the role of animals in nutrient movement
• Whales as key contributors to ocean nutrient cycles
• Seabirds and Surtsey Island's ecological transformation
• Restoring wildlife to maintain nutrient cycles

A groundbreaking study has shed light on the communication abilities of dogs trained to use soundboards. Led by Federico Rossano at the University of California, San Diego, this research has explored whether dogs can truly comprehend words or simply react to familiar cues. The findings suggest that dogs may understand more than previously thought, offering new perspectives on human-dog interactions.

Epic Games, known for creating some of the most popular video games in the world, has recently taken significant steps to help parents manage their children's gaming habits. In response to growing concerns about excessive gaming, the company has introduced two new parental controls for its flagship game, Fortnite, as well as Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN). These controls, aimed at giving parents more authority over the time their children spend in front of the screen, are part of a broader effort to address the criticisms that gaming has become too addictive, especially for younger players.