How gender-linked language styles influence the impact of online contributions

A female-typical language style promotes the popularity of talks in the digital context and turns out to be an underappreciated but highly effective tool for social influence. This was shown by UZH psychologists in an international study in which they analyzed 1,100 TED Talks. A large part of social interaction nowadays takes place digitally. And Read more about How gender-linked language styles influence the impact of online contributions[…]

Are lots of people getting addicted to tech as teenagers and staying addicted as young adults?

“Put your phone away!” “No more video games!” “Ten more minutes of YouTube and you’re done!” Kids growing up in the mobile internet era have heard them all, often uttered by well-meaning parents fearing long-term problems from overuse. But new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests such restrictions have little effect on technology use later Read more about Are lots of people getting addicted to tech as teenagers and staying addicted as young adults?[…]