Personalized algorithms may quietly sabotage how people learn, nudging them into narrow tunnels of information even when they start with zero prior knowledge. In the study, participants using ...

This article was co-authored with Emma Myer, a student at Washington and Lee University who studies Cognitive/Behavioral Science and Strategic Communication. In today’s digital age, social media has ...

Armed with some Python and a white-hot sense of injustice, one medical student spent six months trying to figure out whether ...

From adaptive problem sequencing to physics-informed simulations, AI is transforming how students learn and apply physics. New tools now guide learners step-by-step, visualize complex concepts, and ...

You check your credit score before applying for an apartment. Your fitness watch tells you whether you slept well enough. A workplace dashboard measures your productivity. Parents can buy devices that ...

A new website is letting people dive back into the chaotic world of early internet Flash animations from Newgrounds by serving up a random cartoon every time you click. As the name suggests, ...

How platforms rank content has become a central issue in the digital information ecosystem. Algorithms determine what millions of users see each day, shaping which voices gain visibility and how ...

Claude Code and Nano Banana 2 are AI-driven frameworks designed to simplify the creation of 3D scrolling animations for websites. Nano Banana 2 focuses on generating consistent key frames, while ...

Social media algorithms shape what billions of people see every day, yet their real-world effects remain widely misunderstood. This article examines eighteen critical dimensions of algorithmic impact, ...

The Times’s tiny animated athletes flip, spin and soar through the air just like their real-life counterparts. By Alice FangMatt RubyWilson Andrews and Eden Weingart Alice, Matt, Wilson and Eden are ...

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...