It’s a common assumption that highly intelligent people have it easier than the rest of the world, yet being smart doesn’t shield people from tough times. Being smart often means being misunderstood, ...

A student raises a hand, preparing to ask a question in a class. Browse the internet for context. Take note of the author’s background when you do so. And then, research the breadth and depth of what ...

Do you have any tips on how to ask great questions in a departmental seminar? I’m a new hire in a prestigious department, and this is the first way my colleagues size me up. The thing is: I’m not ...

Right before our eyes, new technologies are changing the way cities operate and improve the lives of their citizens. Especially true in urban areas, smart city technologies promise to deliver more ...

I thought I had the answer. Still, I wanted to be sure, so I asked a key employee. “I’m thinking of moving two crews to a different shift rotation to get a better process flow,” I said. “I’ve run the ...

I love meeting new people. But “networking” can seem uncomfortable and forced, like a blind date or “mandatory fun” at the office. It’s even worse if you don’t know what to say to break the ice. After ...

Forget the horoscopes, the fortune-tellers, and even the long-winded wine-downs with friends; the real answers to your life’s most difficult questions are easier to obtain than you might think.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I meet new people and tell them where I earned my bachelor’s degree and what my plans for the future are, I frequently get comments and questions such as, “Wow, you must be ...

Elizabeth Smart has slowly begun to open up to her children about her abduction as a teenager and being held in captivity for several months, she said in a recent interview. Smart, 33, an author, ...

Commentary--The buzz around the storage world today is virtualization, how customers--large and small--can maximize their storage infrastructures by taking advantage of virtual storage solutions ...

Does the popularity of strategic-beta exchange-traded funds reflect the “wisdom of crowds” or the “madness of crowds”? Despite the popularity of strategic-beta ETFs (or perhaps because of it), ...