New research shows that parents who read to their 6- to 8-year-olds nightly boost their children’s creativity and empathy.

"I was lucky enough to have two inspiring mentors who recognized that I had more to offer than what was reflected by my standardized test scores," writes Debra Curtis ...

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Although there's no suggestion Brian Boyd was involved in any wrongdoing, in 2012 the Nabokov expert received an offer from ...

The author on writing about his less-than-maternal mother, why he turned down an OBE and how a brush with death relieved him ...

Andrew Robinson is the author of Lost Languages (2002) and other books on scripts and decipherment. He is based in London. How the world’s largest language family spread — and why others go extinct ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. I’m a rational person. I grew up in a family of scientists. My dad, who studied the brain, told me ...

Writing down your goals in great detail, including in a letter to yourself, might feel a bit awkward, but it's a practice that's worked for many successful people — and neuroscience supports it. "I ...

As the IRS moves toward digital-only payments under a Trump-era executive order, taxpayers should expect changes in how refunds are issued and payments are made. Here’s what’s changing. The IRS is ...

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King has written more than 60 novels over the course of his career Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three years. Her work has previously appeared in ...

As a teacher librarian, I am alarmed by record-low reading scores across the country. I’m also challenged to find ways to engage a generation of students accustomed to nonstop entertainment beaming ...