To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. One tool you'll find stashed in all the best electrician's tool backpacks is a multimeter. Most modern multimeters are of the digital variety, ...

Kara Alaimo is an associate professor of communication at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Her book “Over the Influence: Why Social Media Is Toxic for Women and Girls — And How We Can Take It Back” was ...

Either way, let’s not be in denial about it. Credit...Illustration by Christoph Niemann Supported by By Kevin Roose and Casey Newton Kevin Roose and Casey Newton are the hosts of The Times’s “Hard ...

Students call it hypocritical. A senior at Northeastern University demanded her tuition back. But instructors say generative A.I. tools make them better at their jobs. By Kashmir Hill In February, ...

Teachers spend up to 29 hours a week doing nonteaching tasks: writing emails, grading, finding classroom resources, and carrying out other administrative work. They also have high stress levels and ...

Leo S. Lo is affiliated with the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). Artificial intelligence can be used in countless ways – and the ethical headaches it raises are countless, too.

We humans are nothing if not inventive. Our innovations have come to underpin virtually every facet of daily life—from what we eat to how we communicate. This ingenuity is intrinsically linked to both ...

AI detectors aren't always 100% accurate. If you're accused of using AI tools to complete assignments, take a deep breath and follow these four steps to prove that your academic work is your own. My ...

I have a number of hang-ups — to paraphrase Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates, all of us are a little (screwed) up — but one I didn’t realize I had until recently is alexinomia: the fear of ...

While using a digital multimeter to diagnose electrical problems on customers’ equipment, I frequently hear the comment, “I’ve got one of those multimeter things, but I never learned how to use it.” ...

“Parents and teachers are pretty much out of the loop, so that young people are using AI platforms with virtually no guidance,” says Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media. According to a new study, there ...