Explore how "brain rot" and "rage bait" create a cognitive decline that allows autocratic leaders to manipulate public ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Last year's word of the year was brain rot, a term many people used to describe being chronically online.

Multiple US studies have now confirmed the negative side effects of consuming low-quality online content such as TikTok ...

Neuro—what?

Examining the 2025 social media landscape of AI slop and curated authenticity. This article analyzes how platform algorithms ...

Explore the impacts of technology usage on our ability to concentrate, and how we can break up with our harmful habits and ...

The Ranveer Singh-led blockbuster is another example of Bollywood's appropriation for propaganda, but ubiquitous spy memes ...

I'm a parent and teach writing. Watching my kids adopt new slang gives me a window into how expressions go viral, burn out, ...

Webster, was “slop”, referring to the deluge of low-quality content churned out by artificial intelligence (AI).

From 6-7 to skibidi and delulu, 2025 was the year when Generation Alpha slang entered everyday language and dictionaries with ...

Sol, Brita, Amtrak—which brand is going to try to rot our brains next? A few months ago, I was scrolling through TikTok when ...

AI now fuels heated debates from the boardroom to the classroom. Yet for all the hype, and all the money, some of the biggest ...