Place names affect how people perceive, experience and emotionally connect to their surroundings in both conscious and subconscious ways. Psychologists, sociologists and geographers have explored how ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them ... not simply be used to score political points.

Alderman, University of Tennessee, and Jordan Brasher, Macalester College (THE CONVERSATION) Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around ...

Place names are more than just labels on a map. They influence how people learn about the world around them and perceive their ... game that recognizes place names as powerful brands and political ...

When NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams splashed down last week after more than nine months in space, they ...

That’s Silverton, Oregon for you – a town that somehow manages to be both a well-kept secret and a destination worth shouting about from mountaintops. Just 14 miles east of Salem, this little slice of ...

Since the mid-1850's, the Democrats and Republicans have dominated the American political scene. As pervasive as it has become, however, the two-party system is not an inherent part of the federal ...