Human languages are known to have grown and changed considerably over the course of history, often reflecting technological, ...

This created opportunities for the further evolution of the written word. Monks were busy for hundreds of years copying religious texts, but curiously (to us) they didn't bother to put spaces between ...

Writing is technology. Like the mating displays of birds-of-paradise and the pheromone trails of ants, it is a form of communication. However, unlike communication systems governed by genetic ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...