In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Jane Goodall, the late primatologist, was known ...

It's a test of rhythm and timing. Viral videos of the "Say The Word on Beat" challenge are spreading across social media. Videos posted online show players hilariously attempting to say words that ...

The holiest Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, begins at sundown today, Oct. 1, described as the Day of Atonement where fasting, prayer and repentance will take place for 25 hours. While Americans should be ...

Cameron Crowe dropped a major bombshell about the most iconic scene in “Say Anything.” The director of the 1989 teen rom-com revealed that John Cusack did not want to film the sequence where Lloyd ...

In many organizations, transparency is held up as a leadership virtue. Open communication fosters trust, signals authenticity, and helps employees feel informed and included. Jordan Stark, partner at ...

When Katie Thurston was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer earlier this year, at age 34, people kept telling her they knew someone with the same diagnosis. Solidarity, you might think. A ...

Many of us feel compelled to say yes to things that make us miserable. Yes to work that is not our job. Yes to taking on jobs when we’re at home or on vacation. Yes to boring, unnecessary meetings or ...

It’s a wonder that anyone remembers anyone else’s name after just meeting. Most people are visually wired, which means we’re good with faces, but—was it Alyssa or Elizabeth? Hewitt or Wyatt? Elijah or ...

One of the best things about working at The Conversation is the chance to be part of a genuine, real-life social network, one that couldn’t be more different to the paper-thin friendships peddled by ...

Say Cheese, a Black-owned shop in Silver Lake, will close after 53 years in business, due to an estimated 300% increase in rent. Owner Glenn Harrell, who has lived in the neighborhood for most of his ...

The Hong Sangsoo universe has always orbited artists of one stripe or another — wandering filmmakers, poets, and other writers, some more erratic than others. A recurring theme is the serenity and ...