My accident Dec. 1 meant that my intended column on the Oxford Word of the Year had to be postponed. I'm still recovering ...

The Oxford University Press writeup explains, “‘Brain rot’ is defined as ‘the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or ...

Polarization, brain rot and brat -- the 2024 words of the year encapsulate the myriad ways digital life is influencing ...

Words that reflect the zeitgeist: 2024 was very online. Ever since the American Dialect Society first selected a Word of the ...

In 2003, the publisher of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary began bestowing a crown. On Dec. 9, 2024, it selected “polarization” ...

"Brain Rot" is the official word of 2024, due to an over-consumption of trivial information on the Internet, but here are ...

An hour has passed, and you've been sucked into a vortex of videos and articles. We are not doomed to brain rot. Can we use ...

"Brain rot" is a term that describes either the cause or effect of spending hours online viewing trivial information. It ...

For Gen Z and Gen Alpha, consuming low-value social media content isn’t a chronic condition—it’s a way of forming a shared ...

It’s the word of the year but keep brain rot away by putting your phone down and spending time in the real world ...

From polarisation to brainrot, lexicographers highlight words that capture the year's social trends and issues ...

There is alarming cognitive decline linked to overindulgence in mindless digital content In a world saturated with endless ...