Brain rot has become a shorthand for low-effort stimulation from endless scrolling - but is this constant digital overload actually shrinking your brain?

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Is brain rot making us all dumber or is it just another overblown panic? TikTok, YouTube, and endless scrolling might be ...

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When we are awake, we seem to experience a continuous stream of sensations, reflections, memories, and impressions that make up our mental life. Yet some people report moments when they think about ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. I like gadgets, and so, at times, my digital detox has verged on technophilic decadence. A few months ...

IF YOU FEEL YOUR KIDS ARE SPEAKING A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE FROM YOURS THESE DAYS, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. SOCIAL MEDIA, BRAIN ROT, MEMES AND PHRASES ARE TAKING OVER AND SHAPING HOW KIDS ENGAGE AND INTERACT.

Thomas H. Ford does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

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This is the seventh installment in a series of articles about the science of various aspects of college life. In a matter of weeks, “6 7” has transformed from two sequential numbers to a phrase so ...