Meaning doesn’t stay inside individual brains. Shared attention and language allow meaning to become symbolic, social, and cumulative.

Active listening goes beyond hearing words. It means giving full attention, asking clarifying questions and reflecting back ...

The next four titles offer more traditional plots. “Science v Story” and “Storytelling to Accelerate Climate Solutions” explain how stories function within science and advocacy. “Hot Takes” and ...

Five powerful books that help improve everyday communication, from building trust and handling tough talks to explaining ideas clearly and understanding people better in work and personal life.

Netflix is no stranger to book adaptations — both in TV show and movie form. In fact, book adaptations drove over 4.5B global views for the streamer in the first half of 2025 alone. Adaptations ...

After struggling with addiction and depression, former professional rugby player Luke Bateman finally found a community where he belonged. The 30-year-old was a lifelong fantasy reader but "never saw ...

Abstract: Business process modeling is used to model business processes using Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN), which is a widely accepted standard for process modeling. BPMN elements are ...

From cradle to late life, the godmother of punk remembers it all — including, especially, her life with the late Fred “Sonic” Smith. By David Hajdu David Hajdu is a critic, a songwriter and a ...

A man in a winter hat and wearing blue plastic gloves holds a plastic sample cup and pointed tool near a shelf-like fungus growing on the side of a mossy tree in a forest. A researcher collecting ...

ABC's Jon Karl reports on an unprecedented transition in his book “Retribution.” To sabotage a fellow Cabinet secretary, Howard Lutnick dug up a decade-old comment critical of Donald Trump made by ...

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Ohio State coach Ryan Day used a book to help his team focus on the process of winning, not just the outcome. The book, "Chop Wood, Carry Water," encouraged the Buckeyes to embrace the daily grind and ...