How do words get their meanings? Why does the string of letters (and sounds) "d-o-g" mean "dog" and "c-a-t" mean "cat"? For the most part, meanings are conventions: A group of people (like speakers of ...

After yet another year of high-profile news stories and internet trends, Merriam-Webster has chosen one word to sum up 2025: “slop.” The dictionary publisher defined it as “digital content of low ...

Preliminary findings of Malawi’s technology needs assessment show that a stronger information and communications technology (ICT) backbone and improved energy systems are key to bolstering the country ...

BELEM, Brazil — Indigenous people filled the streets, paddled the waterways and protested at the heart of the venue to make their voices heard during the United Nations climate talks that were ...

You’ve probably seen the image of a marketing funnel before: wide at the top, narrow at the bottom. At the top, you’re speaking to the most people. By the time you reach the bottom, fewer people ...

Semantic SEO helps search engines understand context. Learn how to use entities, topics, and intent to build richer content that ranks higher. Semantic SEO aims to describe the relationships between ...

Andy Tarnoff and I spent eight months making the 31 episodes that comprise the podcast series “Deep Dive: MH370.” Our goal was to break down a complicated case so that it could be understood by ...

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