How many times have we heard a parent describing his child’s behavior as “out of control?” When we hear that, we get the idea that the child is not only unruly but so unruly that authority figures ...

Everyone gets angry sometimes, but not everyone shows it. Some people are better than others at hiding their anger, but it slips out in other ways. Maybe you've noticed strange habits in someone you ...

The linguist George Lakoff has written extensively about the metaphors that shape human languages. He points out that we often talk about abstract concepts and emotions using metaphors to physical ...