The Oxford Dictionary (UK) chose “brain rot” as its Word of the Year, a term that reflects growing concern about the effects ...

The big thinkers at Aperture discuss the cognitive and societal effects of modern “brain rot.” Trump withdraws US from 31 ...

However, the team warns against using their findings as an excuse to veg out for as long as you want every night. For example ...

Short-form video is dominant on social media, and so many of us are constantly scrolling as our algorithm feeds us ...

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

But in 2026, this type of content will become increasingly subversive, Napoli says. “This trend stems from the fact that ...

I’d stumbled across the Pine Wizard Frog—a recurring character on the official TikTok account of household cleaning fluid ...

In 2024, the University of Oxford named “brain rot” as the word of the year.

The short-form videos we gobble up every time we log onto Instagram, TikTok or Facebook might be making us dumber.

"In a world filled with nonsense, making something as meaningless as “6–7” into a generational slogan almost feels like sly ...

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

“‘AI slop’ can and does refer to text, audio, or images. But what’s really broken through this year is the flood of quick ...