The big-idea explorers at Aperture dive into the alarming reality of modern brain rot to reveal why this cultural phenomenon ...

Summer is in full swing, which, if we’re being honest, means screen time is too. What are we supposed to do when camps end at noon and most of us still have to work? Plus, it’s roughly one million ...

For many people, watching short videos has become part of everyday life. A person opens Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube for a few minutes and suddenly realizes an hour has passed.

For decades, intelligence scores and educational outcomes generally moved in one direction: up. But new research suggests ...

Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut believes there is a “spiritual rot” festering in the country – and he wants the ...

After a strong second season as head coach, JJ Redick feels as entrenched and part of the Lakers future as Luka Dončić.

Author of the Great Indian Brain Rot on the origins of his book, looking at caste through an absurdist lens, collapsing the distinction between high and low culture, and how monetization has made crea ...

TALLINN, Estonia—An entire country just gave all of its 10th and 11th graders their own ChatGPT accounts to use for school. No one knows how the experiment will turn out. This Baltic nation of 1.3 ...

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly round-up of the best promotions taking place throughout Minor League Baseball. June highlights include sweat-stained jerseys, mascot politics and nationwide brain ...

A TikTok scroll at 3 a.m. A surrealist AI crocodile in a bomber jacket narrates absurd Italian-accented nonsense about existential dread. It cuts to dancing potatoes declaring war on productivity. The ...

Our brains keep on whirling long after we drift off to sleep. Each night, the hippocampus, a major hub for learning, replays experiences from the previous day and etches them into memory. And even in ...

Recent academic studies define brain rot as a state of reduced cognitive performance, poor concentration and mental fatigue caused by overconsuming low-quality, short-form digital content like TikTok, ...