(The Conversation) – Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, writing allows you to, at once, name your pain and ...

A University of Warwick-led analysis of almost 5,000 student-authored reports suggests that student writing has become more polished and formal since the introduction of ChatGPT in late 2022—but ...

Source: Caroline Leavitt It started young for me. I didn’t really have anyone to talk with. My father was a sulky, silent brute and I couldn’t risk getting yelled at or hit by speaking up. My mother ...

Satyendra Kumar is unlike most teenagers you meet. At 19, he juggles life as a student and an entrepreneur, dividing his time between undergraduate classes and scouting for the next Sachin Tendulkar ...

In a world of hustle culture and stressors of all kinds, joy can seem both illusive and impossible. But despite barriers, you can create the conditions for happiness. Well-being and joy are critical ...

The Micro:bit is a fun microcontroller development platform, designed specifically for educational use. Out of the box, it’s got a pretty basic sound output feature that can play a single note at a ...

is a reporter focusing on film, TV, and pop culture. Before The Verge, he wrote about comic books, labor, race, and more at io9 and Gizmodo for almost five years. Once upon a time (read: a few years ...

The second single off of Megadeth‘s farewell self-titled album — “I Don’t Care” — dropped today. It’s a punky little number that sees band leader Dave Mustaine effectively giving the middle finger to ...

Four years ago, the microdrama industry as we know it didn’t exist. Today, it’s a global juggernaut racing toward $26 billion in annual revenues by 2030, fundamentally reshaping how audiences consume ...

A new tote bag just dropped at Trader Joe's, except this one may be a little smaller than the ones you're used to seeing. The California-based grocery chain has unveiled a new canvas Micro Tote, ...

Jimmy Fallon struggled to get through his jokes about the government shutdown’s near-end – because he just couldn’t stop laughing. “After the longest shutdown in history, the government is close to ...

Eleven years ago, my mentor died suddenly of a heart attack. I had left everything familiar in Vienna to study with him, a man I’d come to love and, at times, to fear. Working alongside him, I let go ...