When I was a teenager in the 1980s, if I wanted to talk to my friends, I had to call them. On a phone. Attached to a wall. In the kitchen. Where my parents could hear everything. If the line was busy, ...

Artificial intelligence hasn’t disrupted the labor market, economists say, but they are increasingly convinced that it will — and that policymakers are unprepared. Credit...Maxime Mouysset Supported ...

In recent years, people have been increasingly looking for new ways to form platonic connections, as loneliness and social isolation have become more prevalent. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General went ...