Since the exploding popularity of the World Wide Web in the mid-1990s, people today are more connected than ever before. Then as social media became mainstream in the early 2000s, today people of all ...

Digital technology in higher education enhances accessibility, interactivity, and flexibility, revolutionizing learning experiences. It facilitates remote learning, personalized instruction, and ...

Watch your local TV station long enough; eventually, you will find an ad or two about a promising new pharmaceutical. That’s because leading industry players spend millions of dollars on ...

People of all ages now grow up — and grow old — immersed in digital screens, generating concerns about the potential effects on the brain. On the one hand, researchers warn of “digital dementia” in ...

Digital technology, including social media and generative artificial intelligence (AI), is here to stay. But research and public opinion are divided on the benefits versus harms, especially for youth.

A new study paints a promising picture for the ways that digital technology use affects the aging brain. Neuroscientists at Baylor University and the University of Texas at Austin conducted a ...

Educators can develop best practices that ensure digital learning fulfills its promise rather than amplifies its problems.

You might think spending time on your smartphone or computer is bad for your brain. Indeed, “brain rot” — the slang term for a mental decline caused by mindlessly consuming social media or digital ...

Digital engagement is neither inherently benign nor uniformly harmful among young people. Later in life, it can fortify specific cognitive skills through intentional practice.

Section 1. Purpose and Policies. (a) The digital asset industry plays a crucial role in innovation and economic development in the United States, as well as our Nation’s international leadership. It ...

When you picture a prison cell, computers, internet connections, and video calls probably aren’t the first things that come to mind. Yet inside the walls of Catalonia’s correctional facilities, ...