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The intestinal worm Necator americanus (commonly known as hookworm) arrived in the warm, humid climate of the South with the slave trade and remained endemic there until the 1950s. Hookworm spread through people’s bare feet around unsanitary privies, and in the early 20th century 40 percent of children in 12 states from North Carolina to…

Parents are underestimating how frequently their children use generative artificial intelligence, especially at younger ages. According to a new YouGov study commissioned by interface, 40% of French 11- and 12-year-olds report using general-purpose generative AI at least weekly, compared with just 26% according to parents’ own estimates.