Lately, I've been noticing that so many people are sharing images that sort of look like them, and in various genres, including spiritual, whimsical, and anime. Eventually, being the late technology adopter that I am, I decided to try it. I was drawn to the spiritual style, but ironically, not many of the spiritual photos generated by the app looked like me. In any case, I found the experience interesting, and talked about it with my brothers, both of whom saw it as a positive experience. I guess, like anything in life, this could be seen as positive and negative.

Two years into the pandemic, concerns around the effect of masks on the linguistic, emotional and social development of children are taking center stage. In the United States, calls to lift mask mandates at school have multiplied in recent weeks, including within the scientific community, at a time when new cases of Covid-19 are plunging. Scientific studies have shown that masks do indeed impact children's ability to recognize faces and emotions. As with adults, masks can also interfere with verbal communication. But experts are divided on the long-term effects on children's development.