Everyone in our society should be very aware that there are two fundamentally different meanings of the word racism. Confusion about which meaning is being employed adds to the confusion in how we ...

Words have no intrinsic meaning. That is to say that the words don’t have meaning in and of themselves. Words are symbols of thoughts. We attach thoughts to words. The degree to which those ...

In 2017 Kris De Meyer, a neuroscientist who directs the Climate Action Unit at University College London, ran the opening session of a conference on decision-making under uncertainty for an audience ...

Dictionary Day is Oct. 15, and it’s a day for word lovers everywhere to revel in the many different meanings of words. For word lovers who also appreciate travel, it’s a day where they can learn not ...

In May 1993, Trinidadian-German Eurodance artist Haddaway posed a crucial query to the world: “What is love?” Haddaway asked his question in English, but he received a range of responses—in part, ...

A new review explores the different areas of the brain that process the meaning of concrete and abstract concepts. A new review explores the different areas of the brain that process the meaning of ...

Language is always changing and evolving. New slang emerges with each generation, and sometimes the original meanings of words fall by the wayside as new meanings take form. What words mean something ...