Words in the maps, such as rose, church and tea, show a shared history For instance, differences in the word 'tea' are largely due to trade routes Dutch traders had their main contacts in Fujian and ...

We’ve all heard that the Inuit people have countless words for snow. That’s a bit of a misnomer, but the sentiment is powerful all the same: Some cultures have rewritten language itself in order to ...

This article was taken from the July 2012 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your hands on loads of additional content by ...

Lamm’s “History of Music” project details every song on Billboard’s Year-End Hot 100 list since 1960. Each colored rectangle in the visualization represents one song, and each column represents one ...

Are you using the right words in your social media updates? Are you making the most of popular words on social media? Some of my favourite infographics are the ones created by Dan Zarrella, where ...

Years ago, I set up giant Post-it pads on easels around the library with questions for students. I hoped to get feedback about what they liked and what they wanted to see changed. I entered their ...

As communicators, we pride ourselves on our mastery of language. We like to call out typos, argue about the Oxford comma and rile our siblings by replying to their text messages with grammar ...

A previous version of this article contained a graphic with the best letter combinations in the wrong order. This graphic has been updated with the correct order. Posts of green, yellow and grey ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. No matter what you do for a living, it’s likely that Microsoft Word is a part of your life. The more than 30-year-old application remains ...

In the past two weeks, Secretary of State John Kerry has emerged as the Obama administration’s chief public advocate for punitive strikes against Syria. In a whirlwind tour of Sunday news shows and ...