Media & Society

In an era where it is hard to discern fake news from factual reporting, it is the common man who tends to suffer the most. In some cases, it is ...

SAN FRANCISCO—New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas on Thursday sued Alphabet Inc's Google search engine, alleging that its ...

Although we experience feelings constantly, most people have a sketchy understanding of this subject at best. This is ...

Ageism can harm older people’s health, a review of research in 45 countries across five continents shows. The ...

Many civilians know him best as Lieutenant Dan from "Forrest Gump," but many active-duty soldiers, veterans, and first ...

Millions of Americans are vaping, and some are getting sick. Since June 2019, 2,711 have been hospitalized and 60 have ...

On the afternoon of Jan. 26, I was at the Indiana men’s basketball game when a chorus of ...

Kindness. That’s a word we don’t hear a lot these days. Perhaps it seems antiquated in our competitive, ...

As devastated fans mourn the loss of NBA basketball star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter in a ...

A group of Nebraska police officers befriended a local animal shelter in order to charitably give some of ...

We all know that it feels good to feel connected to other people—indeed, research has even linked social ...

Life is hard, but the transition from child to teen can be especially rough. For a growing number ...

American national treasure Betty White will be turning 98 years old on Jan. 17, 2020, and she plans ...

As the 2020 Golden Globes honored actors, actresses, and directors for their accomplishments, central to the evening was ...

"The 2010s have been the best decade ever. The evidence is overwhelming.” Those are the words of Cato ...

What can you do when life's challenges force you to take a job you need but don't want? ...

It’s a tough time for Generation Z. Mental health problems, specifically mood disorders like depression and anxiety, are ...

When was the first time you felt connected to the life of a city? When I was younger, I ...

More than half of the world’s population—4.2 billion people—live in cities. This number is expected to rise, with ...

Researchers studying gratitude have found that being thankful and expressing it to others is good for our health and ...

In "The Princess Bride," while disguised as the Dread Pirate Roberts, Westley delivers one of writer William Goldman’s classic lines: ...

Regifting is like free trade for Christmas presents. Allowing and encouraging regifting is within the true spirit of ...

In the past few years, numerous reports have indicated that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been persecuting ...

Last month CEO Elon Musk helped unveil Tesla’s new Cybertruck. The Cybertruck’s abstract design won’t work for those needing a ...

Modern medical advances have contributed immensely to public health. These discoveries are credited for nearly wiping out diseases ...

Washington Post reporters seemingly celebrated President Donald Trump's impeachment on Dec. 18, with one posting a picture of ...

When Scilla Andreen set out to make a movie about the effects of social media usage, people imagined ...