The Internet’s love of Bill Nye is well documented; a few years ago, Twitter flipped out when rumors of his death circulated. He inspired an entire generation of children to learn the mysteries and ...

As my daughter and I bobbed in our pool floats, I wondered when my wife, still inside the house, was going to join us. I’d left my phone ashore, so I tapped into messages on my smartwatch. I navigated ...

Many people who text, tweet, or send emails also include emojis in their messages. These can serve a variety of functions, such as to highlight an emotion, to provide emphasis, or to simply ornament ...

“How much trouble are we in?” the general manager asked. I looked at the sheaf of text and Slack messages, loaded with emojis, and stopped on one sent in early March that asked, “Good to know you’re ...

Emojis. Once a playful sentence garnish for messages between friends, they’ve now infiltrated business communications, from Slack to Teams, SMS and even emails. And while they may seem harmless, ...