The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.

The pop culture phenomena of 2024 were omnipresent. "Wicked," the Paris Olympics and chatter about April's solar eclipse ...

However, one word has risen above them all, enough to be considered Oxford’s Word of the Year. It’s a word you have likely heard of brain rot. How has brain rot seeped through our lives? How ...

Facing uncertainty amid many geopolitical fluctuations and the rapid proliferation of other technologies such as AI, we ...

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” the word of the year for 2024. The term beat out five other finalists: “demure, ...

"Demure," chosen by Dictionaries.com, implies a sense of quiet restraint and composure. Its rise to prominence signals a ...

May I have a word with you, please? Actually, two words. Brain rot. You just never know what kind of surprise awaits you when ...

It’s the word of the year but keep brain rot away by putting your phone down and spending time in the real world ...

The words we choose often reflect the world we’re living in, and as 2024 draws to a close, the Oxford English Dictionary has ...

My accident Dec. 1 meant that my intended column on the Oxford Word of the Year had to be postponed. I'm still recovering ...

The Oxford University Press writeup explains, “‘Brain rot’ is defined as ‘the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or ...