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 ...

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 ...

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

Are there unanswerable questions? Or can scientists, through their remarkable ingenuity and inventiveness, answer all questions related to physical reality? Since Thales of Miletus wondered about the ...

Many people who have suffered narcissistic abuse at the hands of a mate have a very difficult time explaining their situation to people who have never experienced anything like it. They are usually ...

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 ...

On Wednesday, we launched a new way for us to answer your questions. Our Explain It to Me franchise will include a weekly podcast, weekly newsletter, and regular videos that all focus on what our ...

There's a lot that we don't know about our universe, and there are many mysteries scientists can't explain. Scientists still aren't sure why people yawn, for example, or why one type of mushroom grows ...