I told my students that I've never used an emoji. They didn't believe me. "Impossible!" one shouted. But it's true. I've never included an emoji in a text message ot…

A new survey polled people on various proverbs and aphorisms to see which they actually agreed with. Most agreed-upon proverbs included: “Actions speak louder than words” (92 percent agreement, one…

Fred Rogers created a list of "50 Ways to Meet Your Neighbor." It's weird. I love Mr. Rogers. I would've made him immortal if possible. But this list is a…

I'm consulting with a team of AI safety experts and was introduced to a word I did not know: Paltering Paltering is the active use of selective truthful statements designed…

On Sunday, I will return to the golf course after a long, cold winter. Other than a weekend in Arizona playing golf with friends, I haven't swung a club for…

Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal tweeted: “Hey, this is Matt’s voicemail. Leave a message, and I’ll get back to you years from now when you learn to stop leaving voicemails.”…

A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology examined results from six experiments involving 3,204 participants to explore how people might recover from an embarrassing moment. The…

I saw the closing performance of "The Counter" at TheaterWorks in Hartford yesterday. If you didn't see it, you really missed a fantastic play and fantastic performances. Justis Bolding and…

I grew up in Blackstone, Massachusetts, and attended high school from 1983 to 1989. Grades 7-12 were all packed into the same building. It wasn't always easy to be 12…

One of the reasons I enjoy the Summer Olympics far more than the Winter Games is the subjectivity inherent in so many of the most popular winter sports. Figure skating,…