When you think of a scientist, what comes to mind? Some might say a pretty serious, highly intelligent guy in a white coat, who spends so much time solving problems that he doesn’t have many hours ...

If you only laugh at jokes, then you’re not taking them seriously enough. Jokes have functions. “I don’t suffer from insanity – I enjoy every minute of it!” (That’s releasing stress.) “Mixed emotions ...

The humble smiley face emoticon, now a staple of online communication, owes its origin to a physics joke that didn't hit quite right at Carnegie Mellon University in 1982—and the three days of ...

I hadn't realised that the emoji terminology was separate for a separate implementation. I thought "the kids" were just smushing everything together. I'll be more understanding in future, but you'll ...

No reference to the classic Smiley Dictionary? There are several versions I believe but this is the one I encountered back in the early 90s. Jesus... that takes me back. I'm sure I looked that up back ...