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A student newspaper column argues that the most valuable and radical outcome of a college education is having your mind changed. The piece frames intellectual openness and a willingness to revise deeply held beliefs as countercultural in a polarized climate, where students often face pressure to defend fixed positions rather than genuinely engage with opposing views.

A new app called Lathoa is being launched for teaching math to children, built around the idea that the AI tutor deliberately makes mistakes. Instead of giving correct answers, the app gets things wrong so kids have to spot and correct the errors themselves, turning error-finding into the learning exercise. Early reactions are focused on whether this counterintuitive approach actually helps children engage with math.

Director and producer Shawn Levy has signed an overall deal with Disney after nearly a decade working with Netflix, Variety reports. Levy is known for producing Stranger Things and directing films in the Deadpool and Night at the Museum franchises. The move is drawing attention as one of the more high-profile producer switches between the streaming service and the legacy studio.

A new write-up explores running Linux on Apple's M4 chip, focusing on an unexpected issue described as the CPU 'forgetting' things, apparently a quirk in how the processor behaves under Linux. The piece examines workarounds and what this reveals about supporting Apple Silicon outside macOS. The story is drawing attention among developers following the state of Linux support for Arm-based Apple hardware.

A German-language discussion is underway about the familiar feeling of eagerly starting a long-awaited game, only to find after a few hours that it simply does not grab you. The opener names EVE Online as a personal example, recounting repeated trial accounts and confusion before things eventually clicked. Others are chiming in with their own titles that never landed despite high expectations.