You wake up on a rainy Sunday morning, buzzing with energy. Your 14-year-old son is out playing football in the mud with his friends, so you jump in. From the window, your wife smiles and says, ...

The word ‘master’ can describe having talent in pretty much any area — are all of these uses going to become offensive, too? Rice University has decided to stop using the term “master” to describe the ...

Your story on how the brain stores and organises words gave a fascinating glimpse into the neurological underpinning of category formation (5 January, p 10). It reminded me of the distinction, ...