One of the most impactful influences in my life was my grandmother. She would often say the most powerful thing you can do in life is to make a decision. Six years ago, at 38, I decided to pursue an ...

Workplace or team norms are usually defined as how team members interact, communicate, share, collaborate and coordinate. Every team has norms, whether it is a team in sports, business or the military ...

The name for a family of commercial chemicals usually provides a fairly clear idea of the related compounds within it. An example is organophosphate pesticides. Another is brominated flame retardants.

I see many founders today often try to compare their new startup to other well known companies. For example, it’s common to hear “my company is the Uber of X.” Familiar comparisons are terribly ...

There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded ...

The Cambridge Dictionary recently updated its entries for “man” and “woman” to include transgender people – the latest dictionary to broaden its lexicon to reflect evolving language around gender. A ...

The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...