Closing arguments began Thursday in a landmark trial that put online behavior under a microscope. In many ways, it has ...

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Speaking to a packed crowd at Battell Chapel on Wednesday, the social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt ’85 invoked the biblical tale of the tower of Babel as a metaphor for the harms caused by ...

I noticed the compulsive behaviors first. The way, at any pause or break in my day, my finger clicked the Instagram or X app on my phone, seemingly without my consent. Eating a snack? Click. Sitting ...

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There is no question that social media has had an effect on our society and culture, in particular on our social lives. Our social networks are no longer limited to the people we meet face to face.