Psychology says people who refuse to use self-checkout aren’t resisting technology — they’re holding onto one of the last small social norms the day still hands them

The self-checkout lane is wide open. The line for a human cashier is four people deep and not moving fast. Any reasonable ...

Forget Productivity: New Research Reveals the Weird Things People Are Really Doing With AI This Year

Fake reality TV? Robot tarot readings? Fan fiction? The use cases shooting up this year’s rankings of AI’s top uses are kinda ...
CNN

Exhausted? The reason may be how you’re using technology

Kara Alaimo is a 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 published ...
Tech Xplore

'Technostress': Why many older people feel shut out by the digital world

From personal health portals to AI assistants that draft emails, the digital age has simplified endless everyday tasks. But ...
Forbes

More People Are Using AI Tools, For Mass Intelligence Outcomes

Digital generated image of people surrounded by interactive transparent and glowing panels with data. We know that AI is still catching on. It’s only been a few years that these new technologies have ...

Psychology says people who always use speakerphone aren't trying to annoy others but are processing connection, convenience and attention differently

Psychology suggests that everyday habits often reflect the ways people adapt to modern life. Constantly using speakerphone is ...
Computerworld

Technology, people, and problems: how to architect solutions

We meet a solutions architect who tells us that his defining characteristic is curiosity, and that for him success is in solving problems with technology, for people. In a recent episode of the First ...
Inside Higher Ed

The Myriad Complex Ways Young People Use AI

Today’s young people are the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence systems during a formative period of building identity and connection, and many turn to AI for emotional support ...