Does repeating a falsehood make it true? It seems so, at least when it comes to the myth that technology is addicting us all. While a reassessment of the role our gadgets play in our lives is healthy, ...

Microsoft has just announced a new agentic AI service, but internal documents reportedly show that it wants to 'make people addicted' to it.

It's easy to talk about addiction in a throwaway manner, as if just liking something quite a lot classifies you as an addict. Spoiler: it doesn't. But social conceptions of how an addict looks and ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can ...

It’s frequently noted that we’re not addicted to a substance, activity, or relationship as such but to how they make us feel. We may not even like the taste of 100-proof vodka, but if it gets us high, ...