💬 Quoted… "What kids are experiencing today on social media is unlike anything prior generations have had to contend with."

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy yesterday issued a public advisory warning that widespread social media use poses a significant mental health risk to American kids and teens, based on “a substantial review of the available evidence.”

• Murthy acknowledged that social media can have a positive effect on kids, but said the US needs to urgently take action to create safe and healthy digital environments aimed at minimizing harm to adolescents.

📲📉 Stat of the Day: The use of QR-code menus in US restaurants is down 27% so far this year compared to the same period in 2021, according to new data from MustHaveMenus, which manages thousands of digital menus.

🤯 Did You Know?... Ocean waters around the world contain an estimated 20 million tons of dissolved gold, worth about $1.1 quadrillion at today’s prices. Though recovering any of it isn’t exactly easy; would-be prospectors would have to filter about 110 million tons of water to obtain one single gram of gold.

📖 Worth a Read: Future space food could be made from astronaut breath → (MIT Technology Review)