2+ hour, 36+ min ago Posted December 22, 2025 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. Just in time for the holidays, Australian youth under 16 unwrapped a ban on social media. A new law requires ten of the world's most prominent social media platforms'Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads,…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago Have you ever wondered whether dating app users have worse mental health than people who do not use dating apps? A new study explored this question. Dating App Use Linked to Worse Mental Health A new study investigated the link…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago Posted December 6, 2025 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley But what if you, gasp, never find that special snookums, that cutie patootie, that fruitcake of all fruitcakes, that one and only, that soul mate? Will you look back at your life as being…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago Posted November 21, 2025 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods So you find yourself single again after many years. After a healthy adjustment period, you're ready to find a new partner. You've even met somebody interesting, but you feel awkward. Dating culture has changed....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago Posted November 14, 2025 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano They were dubbed "smart" because the phones could access the internet and thus enable the user to do so much more than make calls. I got my first smartphone in my early 40s and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago Posted November 11, 2025 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley In public schools across the country, states are implementing "bell-to-bell" cell phone bans'policies that restrict smartphone use among students throughout the entire school day. As of this fall, 30 states and territories prohibit phones, tablets,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago Posted November 5, 2025 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. We live in an exciting time of rapid development in interactive AI tools and technologies that are rapidly shifting our social, home, and work environments. Some of the recent developments around emotional expressions…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago Posted November 3, 2025 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods Starting December 16, 2025, Meta will begin adding AI chats to the behavioral data it gathers to further personalize its experiences and ad targeting. This move blurs the line between private communication and behavioral data, raising…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago Posted October 28, 2025 | Reviewed by Abigail Fagan What do secret societies, infectious diseases, and male dominance hierarchies have in common? They all make use of a symbol system that was first developed over 2,500 years ago. Since that time, it has been…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago Posted October 27, 2025 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Have your experiences with dating apps been a bit ghoulish? Are you eager to find places to meet other singles in real life besides your normal haunts? Well, you may be wondering whether attending…...