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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Last week, I sat for an exam that induced more perspiration than was necessary. My previous exam had been more than a year ago and although the one last week was more of an informal affair (there were ...

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 ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters. At Vox, our mission is to help you make sense of the world — and that work has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our own. We ...

Julian Hargreaves is an Affiliated Researcher at the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies, University of Cambridge. The UK government wants a new definition of Islamophobia and has ...