Feeling down? Pay attention to your language. Language changes significantly in both content and word choice in people who are depressed, according to a growing body of research using computer ...

Words carry a lot of power, writes Layla Schlack. We should treat them with nuance and critical thought. (Getty Images) I should have kept scrolling, but on that day, I couldn’t. The tweet I couldn’t ...

Little words, often ignored in normal speech, can signal deception. Words such as um and uh indicate cognitive load. Liars experience increased cognitive load. The tag words such as You know, I mean, ...