Someone asked “What is the strangest punishment your parents ever gave you?” and now-adults shared their best examples.

Abstract: The conventional P300-based character spelling BCI system consists of a character presentation paradigm and a classification system. In this paper, we propose modifications to both in order ...

Elon Musk's recent X post defining a woman as someone with a womb has ignited a fierce debate online. While supporters hail it as a clear biological distinction, critics point to medical conditions ...

After yet another year of high-profile news stories and internet trends, Merriam-Webster has chosen one word to sum up 2025: “slop.” The dictionary publisher defined it as “digital content of low ...

Joe Rogan gave an eyebrow-raising assessment of President Donald Trump while interviewing a guest on his wildly popular “Joe Rogan Experience” podcast. The Daily Mail reported that Rogan was ...

Have you ever felt “disgustikafied,” been branded a “rampallion” or had a “frabjous” day? Or are you totally, utterly and “completriciously” confused by these questions? If so, it’s time to brush up ...

Does texting with your teen feel like communicating in code? My 15-year-old addresses me as Brosefina, Brotein Shake, Chef Broyardee, Brohemian Rhapsody, and Brah. Meanwhile, my third-grader is still ...

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...

Three little letters, 645 meanings. Imagine you’re a dictionary editor. For eight hours a day, five days a week, every week until the heat death of the universe or the day human beings stop speaking ...