Thirty years ago today, Netscape Communications and Sun Microsystems issued a joint press release announcing JavaScript, an object scripting language designed for creating interactive web applications ...

When Rosalía announced her album Lux last month, she described the album as the “emotional arc of feminine mystique, transformation, and transcendence,” hinting at heady themes and high-minded ...

The price of gold often rises during periods of economic turmoil. This time around, bond markets are stable and stocks are at record highs. So what gives? By Niko Gallogly Gold prices are behaving ...

When employees are consumed by their day-to-day tasks, work can start to feel routine and unfulfilling, which often leads to decreased motivation and performance and can eventually impact overall ...

With analysts and vendors using "technical debt" and other phrases to mean whatever they want them to mean, someone has to defend the language. IT loves buzzwords. But it is now becoming frightfully ...

In context: Windows has included a proprietary JavaScript engine since the release of Internet Explorer 3.0 nearly 30 years ago. Technically, JScript is Microsoft's own dialect of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the psychology of leadership, tech and entrepreneurship. While the human quest of meaning is perennial, the answers ...

Netflix's four-part British drama Adolescence has drawn intense viewer debate for its chilling single-take cinematography, symbolic imagery, and ambiguous conclusion. Central to the emotional climax ...

Paul Yachnin receives funding from Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada. Laurette Dube does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...

There is a growing consensus among social scientists and philosophers alike that a sense of life’s meaning and purpose is a key aspect of flourishing, and one that is not reducible either to happiness ...

How often do we stop to think about the meaning of life? If you’re like me, probably not much. Even though I may feel a vague sense of anxiety around how my life is unfolding and the inevitability of ...

What’s the big idea? A lot of people right now feel lost, anxious, and despaired. During these dark times, preserving a sense of meaning in our lives is vital. Fortunately, meaning can be cultivated ...