We like to think we can tell when someone is lying. A nervous glance, a fidgeting hand, or a hesitant voice often comes to mind. However, research shows that the most reliable clues often lie in the ...

Word patterns that stir emotion and rouse our reason are powerful. They do change us (Waldman, 2012). When we encounter something that interests us, delights us, or disgusts us, short-term ...

Jonathan Culpeper receives funding from the AHRC and the BA. Today it would seem odd to describe a flower with the word “bastard” – why apply a term of personal abuse to a flower? But in Shakespeare’s ...