The Kremlin has a new "Explanatory Dictionary of the State Language of the Russian Federation." We look into some of the revised definitions of common words.

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Viewed this way, a definition is a decision mechanism. It distinguishes some elements of the universe from the others. Hence ...

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Gilbert Gee and Annie Ro depict systemic racism as the hidden base of an iceberg 10 (see illustration in online appendix exhibit 1). 11 The iceberg’s visible part represents the overt racism that ...

Anna Nordseth is an ecology writer and Duke University Ph.D. candidate specializing in tropical forest ecology, conservation research, and biodiversity. Boreal forests, or taiga, are found between 50 ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Let's be honest, we're all drama queens sometimes. Whether you're texting your bestie you're “literally dying” over the latest celebrity gossip or declaring on social media that Monday mornings are ...

“Instruction Mode” refers to the manner in which UB provides typical classroom activities involving instructors and students, such as lectures, discussions and group engagement. Instruction Mode does ...

Pretextingis form of social engineering in which an attacker fabricates a story to convince a victim to give up valuable information or access to a service or system. The distinguishing feature of a ...

You’ve no doubt heard of the “male gaze”—it has, after all, been the backbone of art and entertainment since man first put pen or paint to paper. Conversation around the concept has had a particular ...

We use oxymorons all the time, but have you ever thought about how weird they actually are? A closer look at these contradictory phrases and quotes will make you laugh. Some oxymorons are accidental ...