Last year, ‘brain rot’ was crowned Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year, a term which captured concerns about the impact of consuming “excessive amounts of low-quality online content, especially on ...

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We live in a digital era. There's simply no way of ignoring it. Many of us sit on our phones for hours, scrolling through different social media apps. Whether we're watching our friends' stories on ...

Welcome to Death by Scrolling, a roguelike vertically scrolling RPG set in the chaotic depths of Purgatory, now under new management! Choose your character—each with unique perks and abilities, and ...

While that message has been spread on social media, researchers are just beginning to understand how the devices affect the mind Amber X. Chen - AAAS Mass Media Fellow Research on how smartphone use ...

Do you use your smartphone while you sit on the toilet? If so, you are probably spending longer there than you would do otherwise – and that could be increasing your risk of haemorrhoids by nearly 50 ...

The cellphone provides an unlimited distraction of pleasure, something to which the cigarette can’t compare (“Will We Look Back on Chain-Scrolling Fondly?,” Letters, Aug. 22). The device has made us ...

Earn by scrolling: New job turns social media habit into a profession In an unusual twist of the digital age, the once-dreaded habit of doomscrolling is now being turned into a full-time job.

Invented in 2006, most sites or apps use an infinite scroll algorithm for loading no end Infinite social media scrolling is a form of addiction that adversely impacts behaviour. It hinders children ...

When social media first emerged, we approached it with a mix of suspicion and nervous excitement. Carefully, we dipped our toes in, then our feet, and before long, we were diving in headfirst. Being ...

Every time you look up a way to get better sleep, it seems like all the hacks have one thing in common: the very annoying “no phone before bed” rule. The advice makes sense — maybe it really is that ...

Money is tight in these current economic times, so it helps to have some additional money around and that might be finding a part-time job. But after working all day, you probably just want to chill ...