Technology expert Paul Leonardi argues that "digital switching" is draining our cognitive resources. Discover how to identify ...

Pot is quickly becoming America's drug of choice, on track to replace alcohol, but its harms are becoming clear as well.

Try a screen-free meal. Eat without scrolling, listening to podcasts or watching videos; let it be just the food and your ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. I like gadgets, and so, at times, my digital detox has verged on technophilic decadence. A few months ...

I attended the Global Wellness Summit in Dubai (my 13th consecutive, I think), which focused on transformative technologies that are making wellness for an extended lifetime more attainable. The use ...

One downside of cocaine and amphetamines: Doing stimulants can cut your motivation to do anything else. Researchers have found that stifled ambition may be an enduring side effect of a stimulant ...