The word “taboo” comes from the Tongan tapu or Fijian tabu. The term was translated as meaning “forbidden, cursed, or unclean.” The word has been expanded to relate to any area of human activity or …

“Friending” wasn’t a verb before social networks like MySpace, Friendster, and Facebook existed. As if our daily social interactions weren’t already complicated enough, Facebook has created a space where we’re forced to redefine social terms …

A young Jewish boy walks in a crowd of prisoners heading towards an Auschwitz death camp. Suddenly, his parents are pulled from him. The boy’s mother screams out his name, “Erik!” He yells back, “Mama! …

According to a 2012 Science Direct study, phantom vibration—a phenomenon where you think your phone is vibrating but it’s not—has existed only since the launch of mobile phones. This “syndrome” is a sign of the …