Explaining depression isn’t easy. The condition can rob you of the desire to connect with others and leave you searching for words to describe the emptiness inside. This article offers simple ...

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 ...

When you try to understand people and explain why they do what they do, what frame do you use? The most common, intuitive (and highly useful) approach is the “belief-desire” frame. That is, people in ...

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 ...

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 ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

The ancient Greeks of Miletus looked for the underlying reality. Thales reportedly thought the world was made of water; Anaximander proposed a mysterious substance called the infinite; Anaximenes ...

Meaningfully distinguishing between explanation and justification is deemed essential in several branches of philosophy. Their differences have frequently been discussed in mathematics as well. But ...

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 ...