The use of semiotics in advertising has been successful for decades. A classic example is the heart shape in the 1970s "I Love NY" sign. According to the University of Vermont, semiotics are symbols ...

The disturbed perceptual experiences of delirium, for instance hallucinations and delusions, have been shown to be significantly absent from those of more florid neuropsychiatric disturbances ...

My suggestion for this weekend’s reading is Vladimir Nabokov’s short story “Signs and Symbols,” which ran in the magazine sixty-five years ago with the title “Symbols and Signs.” The story, which ...

It wasn’t that long ago that airports across the country were struggling with how to regulate ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft that were providing taxi-like pick-up and drop-off rides at ...

When she first saw the necklace, Genevieve von Petzinger feared the trip halfway around the globe to the French village of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac had been in vain. The dozens of ancient deer teeth laid ...

In some ways, learning more about astrology is like deciphering a new language. Astrology symbols have particular meanings that convey basic information about the Sun, the Moon, each of the planets, ...