Nowhere on planet earth is the love for sports teams greater than in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The city is home to three major professional teams: the Penguins, Pirates, and Steelers. They all share roughly the same colors and temperament of fans – black/gold and rabid, respectively.

Growing up in America, the word bidet meant nothing to me. Hook me to an fMRI, and my brain wouldn't have shown any sign of recognition or increased activity. Nothing there. No reaction. Nada. Eventually I'd happen upon the word in historical fiction or an…

As a new homeowner, I have been ferociously gobbling up data center resources in a near-constant use of artificial intelligence (AI) services. Sometimes the service shuts me down, telling me in a very polite way to stop asking so many questions: “Please wait until 6:00…

When I tell people I'm a licensed psychologist, I typically get one of two responses: "Oh, so are you analyzing me right now?" or "Do you just ask people lots of questions and listen?" Mostly, these questions seem to be informed by pop culture, movies/tv,…