Broadband Costs Watch: A new Broadband Genie study compared 3,446 SIM-only mobile plans across 234 markets and found the UK averages about $0.27 (£0.20) per 1GB, ranking 46th—useful for anyone tracking how affordable mobile data is, though the study doesn’t fully adjust for economy size, network quality, or plan rules. Community-Led Research: Stanford doctoral candidate Bethany Bass ran a five-week “Youth Spatial Historians DTX” fellowship in South Dallas, pairing youth with elders to preserve Black history through mapping and oral-history methods—showing how local geography and storytelling can guide education research. Local STEM Angle: While this week’s remaining coverage is mostly lifestyle-focused (New York Fashion Week brand roundups), the two science-and-tech-adjacent items above are the ones that connect directly to research practice and real-world tech access.