Glancing back to the 1970s, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were the cooling liquids of choice for transformers in locations where the possibility of fire was high. Then it happened: PCBs were ...

Brian Beers is a digital editor, writer, Emmy-nominated producer, and content expert with 15+ years of experience writing about corporate finance & accounting, fundamental analysis, and investing.

Cognitive dissonance happens when you hold two conflicting thoughts in your mind at the same time — like loving both hamburgers and cows. Cognitive dissonance is a theory in social psychology first ...

When Soco, the contemporary Southern restaurant fronted by chef Greg Richie, closed last May after 11 years in the Thornton Park District, owner Craig Ustler promised to bring “something exciting to ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Let's be honest, we're all drama queens sometimes. Whether you're texting your bestie you're “literally dying” over the latest celebrity gossip or declaring on social media that Monday mornings are ...

Email Writing: Email, also known as electronic mail, is a medium of written communication used to send and receive information over the Internet. It has been in use since the beginning of the Internet ...

Ketones and esters (formed when an acid reacts with an alcohol) are ubiquitous as pharmaceutical intermediates and widely used for the synthesis of drug molecules. However, both share a critical ...

Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) pages (or informational hubs) enable your business to respond, react, and anticipate the needs of your audience more quickly and appropriately than other types of ...

How often have you asked someone, “Isn’t that ironic?” While ironic is used to describe certain situations, many times, it’s actually misused and misunderstood. To start off, it’s important to know ...