Today, a tip sheet on accuracy in language, based on what readers tell me bugs them. 1. Do not describe something as "very unique." Unique means one of a kind; it does not come in degrees. 2. Don't ...

Certain words instantly reveal someone who's spent more time reading academic papers than having casual conversations - and these seven signal high intelligence paired with low social calibration.

"In the same way that emotions were once judged too vague for scientific study, but now have thriving fields, we hope that the study of spiritual experience follows suit" -(David Yaden & Andrew ...