Oxford’s Word of the Year in 2024—has now collided with hard data. A 2025 peer‑reviewed review in Brain Sciences describes ...

Absurdist internet slang and content dubbed “brain rot” has become increasingly prevalent online in recent years, shaping ...

Brain rot has become a shorthand for low-effort stimulation from endless scrolling - but is this constant digital overload actually shrinking your brain?

The NYT’s guide is particularly notable for its insistence that a significant amount of today’s slang isn’t new at all. The ...

Oxford's 2024 word of the year, 'brain rot,' describes the mental fog from excessive social media scrolling. Experts warn ...

According to Oxford University Press, 2025’s word of the year is “rage bait,” which Oxford defines as “online content ...

Slop, rage bait, brain rot. The authors Cory Doctorow and Tim Wu explain how today’s internet keeps us hooked and makes us ...

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The video streaming platform recently targeted 16 major “AI brain rot” channels, ending their potential million-dollar operations ...

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What “lowkenuinely” really means and why Gen Alpha slang isn’t as nonsensical as it sounds.