From AI to BFF: Could AI Replace Humans as Friends?

A few years ago, I remember seeing a headline about a woman claiming she married an AI chatbot. I thought it was so ludicrous it had to be “fake news,” but it wasn’t. In 2026, apparently the thought is not so shocking. In a recent report from the Collective Intelligence Project (CIP), a significant portion […]

Five Reasons to Replace Your Doomscrolling With a Hobby

It’s a familiar picture for many of us: After a long day at work, we find ourselves glued to the couch, phone in hand. Maybe even for hours at a time. What starts as a way to mentally unwind or catch up on the news quickly becomes hours spent compulsively “doomscrolling”—the act of spending an […]