A look at ‘brain rot,' from TikTok to Thoreau

The Colin McEnroe Show

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” the word of the year for 2024. The term beat out five other finalists: “demure,” “dynamic pricing,” “lore,” “romantasy,” and “slop.” This hour, a look at brain rot, from Thoreau’s Walden through to social media.

GUESTS:

• Casper Grathwohl: President of Oxford Languages at Oxford University Press
• Katie Notopoulos: Senior correspondent at Business Insider who writes about technology, business, and culture
• Laura Dassow Walls: Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Notre Dame and the author of Henry David Thoreau: A Life, among other books

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1. A look at ‘brain rot,' from TikTok to Thoreau (00:00:00)

2. Out A Clean (00:15:47)

3. C (00:31:44)

4. Out C Clean (00:42:00)