Whether you're the household tech support or just an avid researcher who is always trying to teach friends what you learn, explaining complicated topics is tough. Here's how to do it so people can ...

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In The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce describes the mind as "a mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain," engaged in a futile attempt to understand itself "with nothing but itself to know ...

A famous quote is Never Apologize, Never Explain. I have heard this used by a number of executives, almost exclusively men. This seemed to capture the zeitgeist of back in the day. I am not sure it ...

When you meet someone new, one of the first questions that comes up is simple: what do you do? It sounds like small talk, yet it shares more about you than most people realize. Over the years, I have ...

Michelle Lavery is currently in hot pursuit of a MSc in Biology at the University of New Brunswick, and has spent many Christmases confusing her family with her research. You can find her on Twitter ...