Jenny Liu

1 week ago | buff.ly | Jenny Liu |Joe Hindy |Stan Schroeder |Rebecca Ruiz

The top source of news for Americans is no longer TV; it's social media. This is according to new research by Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ) (via NiemanLab), which found that 54 percent of people in the U.S. get news via social media and video networks, overtaking TV broadcast news and news websites and apps for the first time ever.

Dec 5, 2024 | medium.com | Jenny Liu

更好的社会需要每一个人的努力 《可能性的艺术：比较学政治 30 讲》读后感 最近读完了刘瑜的《可能性的艺术：比较学政治 30 讲》，获得了理解政治学的入门框架。 这是一本特别好的政治学入门书籍。它搭建了一个有序的框架，帮助读者从全球背景、三波民主化浪潮/民主转型、什么是国家、政治文化、政治经济几个部分来理解什么是政治、政治的影响、民主与自由如何实现等。 可惜市面上已经买不到这本书的纸质版了。 简而言之，政治是一种可能性的艺术，它的上限不高，下限却可以非常低。人类过往几千年、近代几百年的血泪史已经印证了这一点。由此，需要人类的智慧、宽容、耐心，来共同维护。 这一论点，更让我们警惕，当今的逆全球化、极端右翼的观点和趋势，是否会让人类近百年来好不容易实现的成果，又毁之一旦？毕竟，摧毁比建设容易，只想实现个人目标，比同时考虑双赢多赢容易。...

Feb 20, 2024 | cryptocompass.com | Jenny Liu

Liquid Re-staking Tokens (LRTs) and the emergence of Layer2 solution Blast are powering a new wave in DeFi staking. In this article, we’ll look at the backdrop behind this development, what it means for DeFi staking and what are the major trends in the space. Liquid staking derivatives (LSD) have been an area in the Ethereum ecosystem that has demonstrated exemplary innovation and adaptability, especially after the Shanghai upgrade.

Dec 9, 2023 | oakvillenews.org | Jenny Liu

Holy Trinity’s Student Council hosted its well-anticipated Senior Semi Formal on Thursday, Nov. 30 with more than 450 students in attendance. "The theme drew many inspirations present in the mid 1900s Jazz era in New York City alongside a touch of Vincent Van Gogh’s ‘Starry Night’ incorporated into its theme," said Vice President Izzy Dinno and Grade 10 representative Joleen Abskharoun.

Nov 25, 2023 | oakvillenews.org | Jenny Liu

Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School's Robotics Club, commonly known as Tronic Titan 3161 recently attended the STEMley Cup championship at St. Mary Catholic Secondary School on Saturday, November 4, 2023. They brought their best robot from last year’s Houston Texas competition which they won first place. The team proudly considered this robot to be their most efficient and advanced technological build and it had acquired them another title at STEMley—placing third overall.