If you don’t know the term “brain rot” by now, congratulations! You probably don’t have it. It’s slang to describe the idea ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While not a clinical diagnosis, the term ‘brain rot’ captures the burnt out feeling that follows an online scrolling session If ...

A new study from the Neuropharmacology journal claims "brain rot" could describe real effects of scrolling through hours of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Brain rot, in general, seems to be in vogue these days. Allow ...

Oxford’s Word of the Year in 2024—has now collided with hard data. A 2025 peer‑reviewed review in Brain Sciences describes ...

Oxford University Press’s word of 2024 was “brain rot.” The year also gave us a flurry of TikToks documenting “bed rotting.” What's with all this rotting — and is it a trend we should be taking into ...

After weeks of deliberation and more than 37,000 votes worldwide, the Oxford English Dictionary has announced a Generation Alpha slang term is its 2024 word of the year, "brain rot." Here's an ...

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Imagine a time traveler from the quaint, analog world of the 1990s arriving in 2025. They wouldn’t just be shocked by our technology; they’d be utterly baffled by our behavior. The subtle, pervasive ...

Learn how trending buzzwords like “ghost growth,” “zombie project,” “workslop” and “brain rot” reflect hollow productivity as the current state of American work culture.

If you've ever felt like endless scrolling was melting your brain, you're not alone—Oxford University Press has declared "brain rot" its word of the year for 2024. The phrase has seen a staggering 230 ...

Can you imagine a world where you walk into a classroom and greet your students only to quickly realize that you can’t understand half the words they are saying? I’ve seen this play out in my own ...