From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomas Supported by By Jia Lynn Yang One of the more bewildering ...

A generation growing up with algorithmic feeds is not suffering “brain damage,” but their attention, emotions and habits are being shaped in powerful ways. For many families, the first smartphone or ...

The DeKalb County School District has spent over $4.3 million trying to remedy the harm caused by its students’ addiction to social media and will need much more money to keep up the fight, it has ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

The most contentious debate in tech and finance right now is whether or not the AI boom has turned into a bubble, and what the consequences might be if it has. (In addition to your more typical “yes” ...

Social stress is the tension people feel when their social environment becomes uncertain, demanding, or conflicted. It goes beyond personal anxiety, reflecting how communities collectively react to ...