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Language
May 3, 2016
Has Social Media Changed How We Use Sarcasm?
Wait, people are sarcastic on the internet? Shocking.
By
Cari Romm
Mar. 29, 2016
Scientists Have Identified a Universal
Nope
Face
Its existence points to a key difference between animal communication and human language.
By
Tanya Basu
like are you for real
Mar. 3, 2016
There’s an App to Get You to, Like, Talk Better
Policing women’s speech pattern’s: Now in app form.
By
Dayna Evans
sloth
Feb. 4, 2016
How Did the ‘Lazy Girl’ Take Over the Internet?
A cliché that’s not what it seems.
By
Casey Johnston
child development
Jan. 19, 2016
How Would the Ordeal in
Room
Affect a Kid in Real Life?
It turns out kids are more adaptable than one might think.
By
Alice Robb
emails from a man
Jan. 5, 2016
Run a Man’s Email Through the Not Sorry Plug-In
Surely the men could use some help with their emails, too.
By
Dayna Evans
emotions
Nov. 17, 2015
Here’s the Science of the Happy Cry
Because the geniuses at Oxford Dictionaries just chose the corresponding emoji as “word of the year.”
By
Tanya Basu
language
Oct. 21, 2015
Using Big Words in Your Writing Is Not Impressing Anybody
Maybe it’s time to rethink that Thesaurus.com bookmark.
By
Melissa Dahl
language
Sept. 18, 2015
The Universality of the Word
Huh
A weird finding just won a weird-science prize.
By
Melissa Dahl
bikes
Sept. 15, 2015
A Simple Change to Road Signs Could Help Cyclists and Drivers Finally Get Along
Improving relations by clarifying the rules of the road.
By
Melissa Dahl
documentaries
July 13, 2015
A New Documentary Asks What It Means to ‘Sound Gay’
A clip from David Thorpe’s
Do I Sound Gay?
By
Allison P. Davis
language
July 9, 2015
Can We Just, Like, Get Over the Way Women Talk?
The problem with policing vocal tics.
By
Ann Friedman
big words
June 25, 2015
Wait,
Cisgender
Wasn’t in the Oxford English Dictionary Already?
It’s a surprise to see it among gimmicky additions like
sext
and
half-ass
.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
nothing matters
Dec. 31, 2014
Futile Language Group Wants to Ban ‘Bae,’ ‘Swag,’ and ‘Foodie’
The Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and Uselessness puts forward its 40th annual List of Words to be Banished.
By
Maggie Lange
language
Dec. 22, 2014
The Perks of Bickering in a Second Language
¡Eres tan frustrante!
By
Jesse Singal
language
Nov. 11, 2014
Introducing Dyslexie, a Font for Dyslexic People
It’s designed to make reading easier for those with the disorder.
By
Melissa Dahl
Oct. 14, 2014
What Do You
Really
Mean When You Say ‘Basic Bitch’?
Pumpkin-spice season is just an excuse for casual misogyny.
By
Noreen Malone
child development
Sept. 30, 2014
Parents May Soon Have Brain-Boosting Baby Toys
Video from a new study shows how it will work.
By
Jesse Singal
what’s in a name?
Sept. 28, 2014
‘My Husband’ or ‘My Boo"? The Post-Wedding Code-Switch
“My husband” or “my boo”? Call it the post-wedding code-switch.
By
Nona Willis Aronowitz
ovaries week
Sept. 19, 2014
Why Is It So Hard to Find a Good Word for Your Vagina?
From
vajayjay
to
lady-bits
.
By
Maggie Lange
ovaries week
Sept. 19, 2014
What the 17th Century Can Teach Us About Vaginas
An inside-out penis?
By
Lili Loofbourow
charts
Sept. 5, 2014
Smelling Something Fishy Actually Makes People More Suspicious
And four more clichés that mean more than you think.
By
Science of Us
babies
Sept. 2, 2014
Parents, Just Pretend Your Baby’s Babbling Makes Sense
It may help babies learn actual language more quickly.
By
Melissa Dahl
language
Aug. 25, 2014
Metaphors Like ‘Clean’ and ‘Dirty’ Can Undermine Addiction Recovery
It’s time to change the way we talk about drug and alcohol addiction.
By
Melissa Dahl
June 20, 2014
Sorry I’m Not Sorry I’m Sorry
The word isn’t automatically a sign of weakness.
By
Melissa Dahl
June 10, 2014
People Who Say ‘Like’ All the Time Are Surprisingly Thoughtful
Study finds a link between “speech fillers” and conscientiousness.
By
Melissa Dahl
June 4, 2014
Sarcasm-Detecting Software Doesn’t Exist, Would Be Helpful
The Secret Service probably won’t be successful in its search for software that can detect sarcastic tweets.
By
Jesse Singal
May 30, 2014
It’s Too Late. Exclamation Marks Are Unstoppable Now
What was once reserved for joy or excitement is now simply polite.
By
Melissa Dahl
language
Aug. 29, 2013
China’s Female Intellectuals Are Called ‘Mister’
Xiansheng
is used for brilliant women and any old dude.
By
Kat Stoeffel
mating behavior
June 18, 2013
The 10 Ways That Men Text Women
A taxonomy of textual communication, some of which you probably recognize.
By
Jeff Wilser
age anxiety
Apr. 16, 2013
Old People Tweet Links, Young People Tweet ‘XD’
Emoticons are the elixir of youth online.
By
Maureen O'Connor
language
Oct. 17, 2012
Aussie Dictionary Redefines
Misogyny
to Include Male Politician
See what happens when you let women edit dictionaries!
By
Kat Stoeffel