‘Brain rot’—the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year—describes the potential mental decline caused by spending way too many hours on your phone or computer. If you’ve ever surfaced from an hours ...

Canadian researcher Masoud Kianpour warns that online brain rot is undermining peoples’ storytelling skills. The Toronto Metropolitan University Senior Research Fellow observed that more folks ...

Feeling tired and bored all the time? You might be experiencing "brain rot!" After an endless scroll through countless videos online, it’s common to feel mentally drained, unfocused, and even a ...

The term "brain rot" is having its moment in the sun. First written down by Henry David Thoreau in 1854, brain rot became the Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year in 2024. While this isn’t a ...

Ansu Fati holds the record as the UEFA Champions League's youngest goalscorer. The Spain forward was just 40 days past his 17th birthday when he hit the Matchday 6 winner for Barcelona at Inter in ...

The Out of Touch Adults' Guide to Kid Culture is a weekly deep dive into the secrets of youth culture, examining the current trends, slang, hashtags, and viral videos of Generations Z and A, and ...

Regardless of your age, the science is clear: Brain rot is real. Brain rot is not a medical condition — it’s slang describing the mental malaise and isolation caused by excessive screen time.

Anyone who has taken offence after being accused of having “TikTok brain” should stop reading now – if they have not already done so. Research shows that their incessant flicking through ...