Children and adolescents who own smartphones by age 12 have higher risks of depression, poor sleep and obesity, according to ...

Speaking of pocket knives and the '80s — a kid who was a little older made an 8-year-old me stand against a fence so he could throw his pocket knife at me, but "miss," like some kind of circus act. He ...

What MTV helped do once it launched and became popular was standardize the format, with three- to four-minute videos that ...

If you argued politics at Thanksgiving dinner, hear why decades of research proves you were wasting your breath — and what ...

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A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate Oct. 28 seeks to forbid companies from providing minors with access to artificial intelligence chatbot companions such as Character.ai and Replika. The ...

In an era of hyperconnectivity, screen time has become a defining feature – and struggle – of family life. Parents have to consider not only their own habits but the digital boundaries they set for ...

Robert Kaplan’s condemnation of scientific publishing’s so-called “profiteering” (“How Academic Publishing Exploits Public Science,” The Chronicle Review, September 19) represents a confusion of facts ...

Thinking about science and technology in terms of return on investment misses the point. Here’s what kids really need to know. No lightsaber ever came to be, but I’ve been teaching undergraduates ...

Many students are turning to technology that predates the rise of smartphones. It is a direct —and creative — reaction to the cellphone bans instituted by schools across the country. Schools with ...

Navigating the digital world is tough for parents, and it’s even harder for children. Sesame Street and Google have partnered on a bunch of resources to help teach kids about digital wellbeing. And, ...