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A study says housework starts before anyone picks up a mop: The mental work behind everyday choresSomeone may wash the clothes, while someone else remembers the detergent and works out when the wash needs doing. Those small decisions are...- A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?When Meta agreed to changes to its social media platforms and enhanced safeguards in an $18 billion settlement, it made progress by "gettin...
- Ex-Google safety chief warns AI could harm children more than social media didThe founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet's Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech indu...
- Don’t Let AI Destroy the Skills That Make Your Company CompetitiveArtificial intelligence is often promoted as a force multiplier for organizations, but used carelessly it can erode the very capabilities t...
- Psychology says people who add everyone’s birthday to Google Calendar but still forget to wish may have these traitsForgetting to wish someone does not necessarily mean that the relationship matters less to you. Research on prospective memory shows that p...
- Psychology says people who still use old-school alarm clocks and table calendars may be avoiding more than technologyAn old-fashioned alarm clock may also create a clearer boundary between bedtime and smartphone use. When a phone sits beside the bed, it ca...
- AI can write, think and create; then why should people learn new skills? Psychologists identify a serious problem that automation creates in human mindAI is making coding, writing and other knowledge work faster, but its growing role is also making some workers question the need to keep le...
- Psychology says people who ask AI everything may be unknowingly training their brains to think lessAI can be an extraordinarily useful tool. But psychology suggests that the human mind still benefits from occasionally doing the difficult ...
- Taking a screenshot could make you forget what you wanted to remember, study of 892 people finds. The brain may be ‘offloading’ memoriesA new study of 892 people across seven experiments found that taking screenshots may make it harder to remember the information being captu...
- Psychology says people who photograph their luggage before leaving may be creating a memory and security cuePhotographing luggage before leaving can reflect an interesting combination ofmemory, technology, and reassurance. Instead of relying solel...
- Psychology says people who keep dozens of browser tabs open may be struggling with a very specific kind of closureClosing a browser tab can feel surprisingly symbolic because it involves a small act of letting go: deciding that something no longer needs...
- Psychology says your 30 open browser tabs may reveal what your brain is trying not to loseThose 30 open tabs may represent useful information, unfinished tasks, future plans, or simply a reluctance to lose something that feels im...
- As AI moves beyond pilots, Dell Technologies sees India entering a new phase of enterprise adoptionAgentic AI, infrastructure modernisation, and growing boardroom interest are driving Indian enterprises from experimentation to execution.
- Psychology says people who always make pros and cons lists aren’t confused, they may be enjoying analytical thinkingPsychology suggests that making pros and cons lists is often less about being indecisive and more about gaining clarity before making a cho...
- Psychology says people who can't remember routes even after traveling hundred times aren't absent-minded, their brain may priortizing different thingsPsychology suggests that people who struggle to remember routes are not born with ‘GPS brain’. Fortunately, navigation is a skill that many...
- Generative AI's power sparks fears of dumbing humans downOne American-British study of 1,222 people, still under peer review, found that using AI tools to solve arithmetic or reading comprehension...
- The Psychology of Everyday Experience: Why People Who Write Lists by Hand Remember Tasks Better Than App UsersForget digital reminders! Writing tasks by hand significantly boosts memory retention. This deeper mental engagement, involving motor skill...
- Still making a shopping list? Psychology suggests it’s a sign of sharper thinkingWriting a shopping list by hand, far from being outdated, reflects higher cognitive skills like planning, memory, and self-control. Psychol...
- Do You Always Forget Names? Psychologists Explain Why It’s Almost Never a Memory ProblemForgetting names is a common experience, not a sign of a failing brain, but rather a byproduct of how our brains prioritize meaning over ar...
- Are we sacrificing our memories for digital convenience? The dangers of cognitive lazinessDigital reliance impacts memory. 'Brain rot' is now a concern. AI tools churn out fake news and 'deadbots'. This blurs fiction and fact. Ph...
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