Directed and produced by Jordan W. Barrow and Matt Edwards, the film highlights the poets of Get Lit, a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, which uses the art form to educate and empower young ...

Science shows that dogs learn to form mental representations of words, shedding light on why they often seem to grasp our conversations. Nothing quite captures the heart like videos of dogs appearing ...

Last month, I talked about our words and the difference they can make when talking with the bereaved. This month, I would like to go even further. What do you say or not say when someone is hurting ...

Our words are powerful. With our words, we can entice another to fall in love with us, especially if those words are meaningful and true. At the same time, our words can instantly destroy a ...

We need to choose our words carefully—especially the ones we offer our children. I used to think I was being supportive, even encouraging, when I told my sons things like, “You’re going to do great ...

We are living in a world in which words are indispensable. What words stand for, the pictures they create in a person’s mind, the actions they are used to perform, the impressions they are used to ...