Tag: social media

The father of the Web wants coders to be more responsible and rethink algorithms.

Some of these "fitspiration" videos could be harming the very people they aim to inspire.

Algorithms have been manipulating you for a while. It's time to manipulate them back to find positivity and happiness.

Researchers reveal the existential dangers of doomscrolling.

Smartphone addiction has been linked to mental problems such as anxiety.

Researchers develop a versatile tool to measure digital media addiction that is not platform-dependent.

The study offers a strong example of a national identity manifested online.

We're only seeing the tip of the iceberg of how industries are using generative AI.

Does Mark Zuckerberg and Meta have a secret plan to replace celebrities with their AI counterparts in the future?

Poor man's LSD... with a nasty twist.

The real information you need to now on a Monday.

There's a reason why humans don't ride zebras.

It's a combination of thinking like a child and always keeping a catalog of problems that require your attention.

Social media is great at mindlessly wasting our time.

Earth's color palette in a series of creative maps.

What if I told you the coolest thing you'll see today is sheep herding? Well, brace yourself. Almost like a ...

One of the finest bits of mathematical trolling by the great Pythagoras himself.

A single tweet from Elon Musk can move the crypto market by billions.

There are around 2,000 deserted villages in England, but Gainsthorpe is perhaps the most mysterious of them.

Restoration work revealed the stunning level of detail in this Viking-era cross.

"Oh my God, I'm in a whale's mouth", the diver wrote on Facebook.

Its leaves pack one of the most painful stings in the world. There is no antidote.

Beethoven wrote dozens of symphonies and songs while deaf. But he had some help from a nifty trick.

The only thing cooler than a smart, useful robot is a smart, useful, open-source robot.

The company hopes to get it soon on the UK market.

A cautionary tale we've failed to heed more than a century later.

Maybe, uhm, robots aren't so bad after all.

Donkeys are undergoing their worst crisis ever.

Some of our favorite photos from the ghost town Pripyat and the nuclear plant exclusion zone.

It's one of the most stunning features we've seen online.

It's a weird evolutionary thing that we'd build robotic tails.

0 metal, 100% boat.

Some college students simply find it unimaginable to post unedited photos on Instagram "because there is this anxiety."

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Sardis found a 1,500 year-old-house in fantastic shape. Not only is the house excellently ...

"The Spanish-Portuguese border acts as a quasi-impermeable barrier", researchers note.

It has an exposure time of 8 years.

It's easy to forget, in the current situation, that the world is still heating up severely. If the COVID-19 pandemic ...

What mushrooms are doing when humans aren't looking.

Of course, the company's current products look quite different.

"an illustration of a baby daikon radish in a tutu walking a dog" "a lovestruck cup of boba" "a snail ...

They're alive, bless their souls, but they're at their most vulnerable right now.

It's one long distance call researchers weren't happy to take.

World-renowned animal photographer Tim Flach says he wants to help people connect with nature.

They say images are worth a thousand words. This one sure is.

It's like South Park but with real characters instead of animations. It's sassy -- sassy justice.

Cats ruining things: a tale as old as time.

Okay, how's this: nanana na na nana na nana? The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel, obviously.

The fishermen who caught the bizarre creature were left speechless.

Over 430,000 simultaneous viewers tuned in to watch her play Among Us. Nothing sus about it.

The overzealous filter also banned the worlds "pubic", "stream", "jerk", and ... 'beaver'.