How Google makes you know less but think you know more
Experiments have found that constant googling is leading people to mistake the internet’s knowledge as their own.
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Why I’m wary of the ADHD industrial complex
I used to think it would help that influencers are raising awareness about a disorder I struggle with. Today, I’m…
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Richard Dawkins interview: “What I say in biology has become pretty much orthodoxy”
At 80, the evolutionary scientist and atheist still courts controversy. Will his influence survive a passion for social media?
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Why the thought of another lockdown is so terrifying
We still haven’t processed the psychological trauma of last year.
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The great Covid social burnout: why are we so exhausted?
It’s not just you – the pandemic has changed our brain psychology.
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What WhatsApp has taught me about friendship
When so many of us are trying to wean ourselves off our phones and “unplug” from social media, it feels…
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“Society is ableist”: Alice Hattrick on gender, chronic illness and long Covid
The author talks about their new book Ill Feelings, and why women are too frequently dismissed by doctors.
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The dark side of Strava: What happens when users lose control
“When I use Strava I’m doing it for my time, not because I enjoy it.”
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