writing

3 ways to fix a broken news industry

A doctor's case for medical marijuana

A young poet tells the story of Darfur

What makes life worth living in the face of death

If a story moves you, act on it

A queer vision of love and marriage

How online abuse of women has spiraled out of control

One of the most difficult words to translate...

The beauty of what we'll never know

How the Panama Papers journalists broke the biggest leak in history

Does grammar matter?

Your words may predict your future mental health

The beauty of being a misfit

The nit-picking glory of The New Yorker's Comma Queen

4 reasons to learn a new language

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator

My year of saying yes to everything

Beautiful new words to describe obscure emotions

A better way to talk about love

B.E.A.T. NYC performs at TED@StateStreet

My year reading a book from every country in the world

Should we simplify spelling?

Why are these 32 symbols found in ancient caves all over Europe?

Falling in love is the easy part

Where did English come from?

How to use a semicolon

Can a computer write poetry?

Wisdom from great writers on every year of life

The power of self-acceptance

The beauty and diversity of Muslim life

Success, failure and the drive to keep creating

How scientists and artists search for truth

How to build a fictional world

An ode to envy

Adventures in Twitter fiction

Comma story