This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. In today’s digital age, social media has ...

The zipper merge is a driving technique where drivers use both lanes until the merge point, then take turns merging. This method can reduce traffic backups by up to 40% by using all available road ...

On a recent episode of The Ebro Show, host Ebro Darden proclaimed that “the algorithm” works against anyone who publicly feuds with certain figures, namely Drake and DJ Akademiks. “I’m letting y’all ...

Ebro Says Booking Guests Is Harder Without Hot 97: 'People Are Acting Different' Ebro opens up about the challenges of booking guests in the digital era, saying artists and longtime contacts “act ...

Can a new social network make it? Flipboard Surf has a shot. Surf combines social networks with text, video, and audio feeds. Think of Surf as the anti-algorithm, anti-AI-slop social network. I'll ...

Merging finances is one of the most consequential steps couples take together — and one of the most misunderstood. Many people assume it’s an all-or-nothing decision: Either you combine everything or ...

The show works with child development experts when crafting stories. Ellen Doherty, chief creative officer at Fred Rogers Productions, explained that they developed a structural pattern for the show, ...

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A new study published today in Nature has found that X’s algorithm – the hidden system or “recipe” that governs which posts appear in your feed and in which order – shifts users’ political opinions in ...

The EU is threatening to take action against the social media company. It could be the start of a global reckoning. Katie is a UK-based news reporter and features writer. Officially, she is CNET's ...

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