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The ‘Gen Z Stare’ — And the Decline of Saying Things Out Loud
It’s become a familiar TikTok trope. A millennial walks into a coffee shop and tries to order something. There are countless iterations, but the basic dynamic is the same: The cashier responds with a gawp
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Student Notebook: Thinking Beyond the Limits of Screen Time
Simply measuring time cannot explain what students do online, why they do it, or how those experiences leave them feeling, writes doctoral student Linshanjie Da.
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Four Insights to Guide Big-Team Science Projects
APS Fellow Jay Van Bavel describes four principles for building effective large-scale collaborations.
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For Young Adults, Limiting Social Media Use Doesn’t Improve Well-Being
What happens when young adults are asked to slash their social media use to 30 minutes a day? In a new set of studies, most did not follow through, and those who did cut back
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Our Last Wi-Fi-Less Refuge Is Gone
Until very recently, airplanes were one of the last places where you couldn’t count on having good Wi-Fi. Even the Amazon’s most remote villages have high-speed internet, but for years, the typical in-flight connectivity experience
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Chatbots Are Like Potato Chips: Understanding Loneliness in the Digital Age
We are talking to each other in person less and to chatbots more. Are these changes in our social interactions contributing to the current loneliness epidemic?
