Do you believe in the Freakonomics behind our names?

You can google which book this concept came from. The idea is that highly educated mothers pick more creative names. Additionally, our names indicate, to some extent, the level of success we can...

Who would you hire - a barely passable-looking applicant or the pretty one?

I heard tell women are so catty they would do silly things out of spite. Suppose you are a manager, and you have to choose between two applicants. The two girls are equal in everything except face...

Why didn't Norah Jones use her connection to THE Ravi Shankar?

Norah Jones was born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar. She is the daughter of Indian Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, of the Beatles fame. I'm curious why, even when she was starting out, she never made use...

What's a movie line you just can't forget?

This line doesn't even have to be one that you like, or one from a movie that you like. I'm curious how the mind chooses which words to retain. After all, memory is selective. Be honest and...

Do you use the serial comma?

The serial comma is the comma that comes before a conjunction in a series of three or more items. I do not understand, however, why most people don't use it. The serial comma reduces ambiguity. It...