Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ShotPrime Studio via Shutterstock Some people find it difficult to say that someone has died, so they may turn to metaphors for ...

In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Paul McCartney discussed how he addresses political or social topics in his songs. The former Beatle has written songs like “Blackbird” and “Looking for ...

Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and adjunct professor of ethics at Fordham University. She has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, CNN & Playboy.

Velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS), also known as DiGeorge syndrome or 22q11.21 deletion syndrome, has a prevalence in the United States of approximately 1:2,000. Patients affected by this syndrome ...

There was a time when metaphor was considered primarily an advanced language skill, a tool mainly used by poets and speakers well-trained in rhetoric. Modern linguistic science has overthrown that ...

Star Trek, the Next Generation star Patrick Stewart in his role as Captain Picard. Sci-fi setting aside, the show's themes often revolve around communications — centering on issues that are similar to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I explore a vital topic concerning the ...

People with strong political views about immigration can wield significant influence by crafting tweets laden with metaphors, shaping how others grasp this hotly contested issue. In a new study, ...

In our last discussion, we dissected the idea of "truth" using philosophy and neurology and saw that in some cases, such as in the Capgras illusion and Cotard's syndrome, there simply isn't enough ...

If you're a woman in business, a woman in a male-dominated workplace, or simply just, a woman, you've probably heard one or two sports metaphors overused at work. Praetorianphoto / Getty Images ...

What is programming? How would you visualize it? Probably a bit like in the Wachowski sisters' film The Matrix (2000): lines of different codes forming a world, or simply a program. But that's not the ...