I often figuratively bristle at George Will’s conservative political columns, but I enjoyed his 8/1 discussion of words like “vibes,” “massive,” “iconic” and “unique,” whose meanings have ...

The political conflict in America, including the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, rests in part upon a language distinction. When does a speaker or writer mean something ...

When you misuse the word “literally,” you are using it in the exact opposite way it was intended. When you fuck it up, you fuck it up so bad. It’s not like a little goof. It’s not like you said ...

Computer scientists recently examined the performance of dialog systems, such as personal assistants and chatbots designed to interact with humans. The team found that when these systems are ...

Haruki Murakami's latest novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, explores the shifting boundaries of identity, using surreal cityscapes to explore borders both literal and figurative. The novel ...

HONOLULU — Artificial intelligence is starting to learn how to read between the lines. AI systems are generally good at responding to direct statements, like “Siri, tell me the weather” or “Alexa, ...