“Mathematically Correct Breakfast” is a short YouTube video showing a man cutting a bagel into two interlocking rings, presumably to get more surface area for cream cheese. Through some careful math, it’s revealed that it does give you more bagel to spread your cream cheese on. Assuming that your bagel is perfectly round, you can get more spreadable surface — up to 17.4% more — by cutting your bagel along a two-twist Möbius strip like the man does in the video. Read full article here
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Improving media literacy could boost trust towards the news, IMPRESS report suggests
The UK media is regulated by the likes of IPSO and Ofcom. The report by press regulator IMPRESS highlights the link between low levels of media literacy and trust in the news. The study found that three quarters of those who did not know if journalists were regulated did not trust the news. It suggests that improving media literacy is one way to stem the erosion of trust, and shows that audiences have an appetite for information on news processes. Stakeholders need to collaborate in order to rebuild trust in the news, and independent media is well placed to do this. Read full article here
Merv
February 1, 2023
