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01/07/2026

Digital dependence is reshaping our brains. But we can fight it.

01/05/2026

For all the fears around teens and screens, the most square-eyed generation is the elderly. The digitisation of old age is a good thing-but there are some costs to consider.

A new generation of pensioners are glued to their smartphones

12/29/2025

12/23/2025

It starts with the victim receiving an unsolicited text message from someone claiming to be with the USPS. The message claims that the service was unable to deliver a package and includes a link for the target to click. USPS says the link is fake and is used to convince targets to provide personal or financial information.

Unsolicited messages sent to unknowing victims can cause huge financial losses.

12/15/2025

“We are at the brink of having more relationships with tech than with humans for the first time in the history of our species,” says UNC professor of psychology Dr. Mitch Prinstein. He warns this shift may fundamentally change our species.

“Why are we doing something to make someone else a profit rather than doing something that will affect my own well-being and my family’s and children’s well-being?” he asks.

Prinstein urges people to: “Put the device down, set a limit, and reclaim what it means to be human.”

12/08/2025

A September review of 71 studies with a total of nearly 100,000 participants found that heavy consumption of short-form video was associated with poorer cognition, especially in regard to attention spans and impulse control, based on a combination of behavioral tests and self-reported data.

From TikTok to Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, short-form video content has become a cornerstone of just about every online platform. But increasingly, studies are finding associations between heavy consumption of short-form video and challenges with focus and self-control.

The research, though still early, seems to echo widespread concerns over “brain rot,” an internet slang term that the Oxford University Press defines as “the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or intellectual state.”

A September review of 71 studies with a total of nearly 100,000 participants found that heavy consumption of short-form video was associated with poorer cognition, especially in regard to attention spans and impulse control, based on a combination of behavioral tests and self-reported data.

Despite growing alarm, some researchers say the long-term picture is still unclear.

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