Millennials Are Facing a Parenting ParadoxThey waited until their 30s to have kids. Now they've hit an unexpected snag. Viviana's journey to motherhood followed an increasingly common pattern for millennial women.
I Lost My Son to Addiction. No, Privilege Didn’t Protect HimHe had a loving family, financial support, and the best treatment. He fell victim to an overdose anyway.
The Hidden Costs of Being a Multigenerational CaregiverCaring for elders is an unspoken rule in Latine communities, but the financial and mental pressures are significant.
7 Phrases That Teach Kids How To Be AssertiveTeaching kids how to share, take turns and be considerate of others is often top of mind for parents and caregivers. But kids also need to learn to how be assertive and stand up for themselves — even if that’s a skill parents don’t talk about as often.
New Neuroscience Reveals 4 Secrets That Will Make Your Teenager MotivatedHow do you make your teenager motivated? Sounds impossible but science has some answers that can help. Here’s what you need to know...
Ditch the soap! Dermatologists on 20 simple ways to love and protect your skinOur skin is ever-changing and there is so much you can do to look after it – but when should you start using anti-ageing products? And should you ever squeeze a spot? From sunscreen to soap-dodging, dermatologists demystify skincare.
I asked Perplexity for 7 prompts to challenge ChatGPT — here's what happenedTesting the limits of what AI can do is an exciting part of my job. As ChatGPT makes waves due to its increasing ability to understand and generate human-like responses, I couldn’t help but push the envelope. I enlisted Perplexity to come up with 7 prompts for ChatGPT to tackle.
The Sims at 25: How a virtual dollhouse took over the worldThe Sims was never supposed to be a hit. Back in the 1990s, when creator Will Wright pitched the game to his bosses, they weren't convinced by his idea of a "virtual dollhouse".
My Friend Behaved Like a Lecher at Our Wedding. Should We Tell His Wife?My wife and I got married recently. Unfortunately, a few of my high school friends came to the reception drunk. One of them — despite being married with children — spent the evening hitting on female guests.
Explained: Generative AI’s environmental impactIn a two-part series, MIT News explores the environmental implications of generative AI. In this article, we look at why this technology is so resource-intensive. A second piece will investigate what experts are doing to reduce genAI’s carbon footprint and other impacts.
Not Everything Can Be RebuiltArthur made my childhood neighborhood magical. Now both are gone. When my family woke up last Thursday, we learned that our friend Arthur Simoneau was missing.
12 eye-opening reads to kick-start your 2025 reading goalsThere are so many great books to look forward to in 2025. But first, you'll want to catch up on these perspective-shifting titles from 2024. Scroll down to find books exploring the art world, life after death, life as a nun, nuclear war — and more.
The Physicist Decoding the Nonbinary Nature of the Subatomic WorldInside the proton, quarks and gluons shift and morph their properties in ways that physicists are still struggling to understand. Rithya Kunnawalkam Elayavalli brings to the problem a perspective unlike many of their peers. Introduction Many discoveries in physics flow from theory to experiment.
Schvitzing at the Sauna like a SuckerAt first, I thought I was schvitzing in a sauna full of suckers.
Kids Aren’t CommoditiesWhy do so many people talk about them that way? About 13 years ago, well before I became a parent, I had a conversation with my aunt. She was the kind of aunt a young person could talk to: hilariously frank, slow to judge, and not easily scandalized.