Teens Cling to Destructive Social Media

In her book American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers, researcher Mary Jo Sales reports a conversation with a teenage girl at a mall ...

167 Drivers 'Pay it Forward' at McDonald's on Father's Day

Holidays often have a special power to bring out the best in people. It's not uncommon to see a few headlines about random acts of kindness around Christmas, ...

'The Internet Is Broken' Because of Negativity says Twitter Cofounder

Evan Williams, a Twitter founder and co-creator of Blogger—wanted to set everyone free to express their emotions and opinions on line. So how's ...

We Touch Our Phones at Least 2,617 Times a Day

We're obsessed with our phones, a new study has found. A research firm recruited 94 Android device users and installed special software on their smartphones. ...

Teenager's Online Request for Free Chicken Nuggets

What's the most retweeted tweet of all time? Perhaps an inspirational quote from a politician or author, or perhaps a photo of a monumental event? Nope, ...

We Are Spending More Time on Facebook than Ever but Are Less Happy

From the New York Times:

The average time that users spend on Facebook is nearing an hour. That's more than any other leisure activity surveyed by the ...

The Most Powerful Education System Ever Known

Todd Gitlin, one of the leading thinkers on media and our lives, recently said this: "The torrent of images, songs, and stories streaming has become our ...

Are We Enslaved to the Internet?

New York Times writer Ross Douthat wrote an article warning people about what he called "the real threat to the human future." What is it? Douthat explains: ...

Has Romantic Love Become an Idol?

Is it possible to make an idol—or even a whole religion—out of romantic love? Consider the lines from these popular songs:

Gonna build my whole ...

'Little Free Pantry' Movement Is Spreading Across the Country

You may have encountered the "little free library" phenomenon that has popped up in neighborhoods all over the country: a cabinet-like box filled with ...