Did Your Name Determine How Your Life Turned Out?
Here’s an article I’m quoted in, about personal names & careers. The author is Cathy Cassata. Did Your Name Determine How Your Life Turned Out? One theory says your name …
Elephants Are Doing Something Deeply Human
Here’s an article I’m quoted in, about communication between elephants. The author is Tove Danovich. Elephants Are Doing Something Deeply human. They’re part of a growing list of animals that …
Not Feeling Your Partner’s Name? Just Change It.
Another article about changing names, this time by Gina Cherelus in The New York Times. I got in a quote right at the end!” When Nikki Haley decided that her …
The Least Common, Least Loved Names in America
Rachel Gutman-Wei of The Atlantic recently asked for my opinion on hyphenated names. Here’s what I had to say, and here’s a link to a pdf version. Why is everyone …
My Child Had a Child. But Don’t Call Me Grandma!
Beth DeCarbo of The Wall Street Journal recently asked for my opinion on grandparent names. Here’s what I had to say. A lot of grandparents think that being known as …
Why ‘Fort Liberty’? Leaders explain why they pushed for Fort Bragg’s proposed new name
Jay Price of North Carolina Public Radio contacted me recently to ask for my opinion on the renaming of army bases. Here’s what I had to say. When a federal …
The expert’s view – Facebook’s move to Meta
I was interviewed by Transform for this piece about Facebook’s name change. At the annual Facebook Connect conference, founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook group’s official rebrand to Meta, …
Naming the Naming Articles
If I read one more article about product naming called “What’s in a Name?”, I will scream. Curse you, Bill Shakespeare! That is all.
The Hugo Awards: Tarnished by Puppies?
This post originally appeared at Duets Blog. Have you read J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire? What about Orson Scott Card’sEnder’s Game? Frank Herbert’s Dune? Maybe …
“Feel the Bern” and Other Questionable Campaign Slogans
This post originally appeared at the Duets Blog. As Americans are all aware, the presidential campaigns are in full swing, more than a year before the actual election. (There are …