Grappling with the seemingly inexplicable is something to keep in mind as we resolve to improve ourselves in the days ahead.

A heterological word is one that does not describe itself. Does "heterological" describe itself?

History rarely unfolds in neat, linear narratives. Behind every major turning point lies a tangle of contradictions, unintended consequences, and ironic twists that challenge our understanding of ...

We are always solving problems, some of which have instantly obvious solutions and others that do not. In the latter case, the word puzzle comes to mind instead. A problem can be defined therefore as ...

If, of late, you haven’t heard of or read about the Jevons Paradox, you likely will. Named after 19th-century British economist William Stanley Jevons who observed in his 1865 book The Coal Question, ...