2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (136+ words) Folks over 65 are putting in a lot of screen time. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that people 60 years and older spend'more than half their daily leisure time'in front of screens, mostly watching TV or videos. Since the pandemic, that…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (626+ words) When people are shown a spiky shape next to a rounded one and asked which shape is called "kiki" and which one is "bouba," people from all kinds of cultures overwhelmingly associate "bouba" with the blob-like shape and "kiki" with…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (651+ words) Illinois is one of five Democrat-led states fighting the Trump administration's freeze on child care funding. Child care providers in the state say they will be forced to close if funding is halted. 2026 has been rocky for child care providers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1088+ words) In an era when you can bet on almost any sporting event on your phone, it is no surprise that gambling addiction is on the rise. Young men are particularly likely to get in too deep. WBUR's Patrick Madden reports…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (559+ words) Marriage rates in the U.S. are falling, but relationship coach Allison Raskin doesn't necessarily see that as a bad thing. She and her husband, John Blakeslee, explain how millennials are approaching modern marriage differently.Then, our resident chef has some ideas…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (1298+ words) Transgender rights supporters rallied at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation in Washington, DC, after the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in June 2025. Mariam Zuhaib/AP hide caption The Trump administration celebrated a recent…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (398+ words) Two hospitals in California are discontinuing hormone treatments for transgender youth, citing Trump administration pressures. In the past year, many hospitals and clinics have scaled back that care. As of today, the largest children's hospital system in California is no…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (487+ words) As more countries look to follow Australia's lead and introduce social media bans for children, we ask whether Australia's legislation is working. Spain and Greece are the latest countries to say they may follow Australia's lead and introduce social media…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (784+ words) The American Society of Plastic Surgeons declared this week that it recommends surgeons delay gender-related surgeries until a patient is at least 19 years old. The Trump administration called the move "another victory for biological truth in the Trump administration," and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (66+ words) The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says transgender youth should wait until age 19 to have any surgeries. Surgery is already rarely performed for transgender young people. Plastic surgeons say transgender youth should wait until age 19 for surgery The American Society…...