Nearly two decades ago, we invented something called the “cool meeting.” Back then, it was just a fun idea—a midweek moment to talk about inspiring things. But in 2025, it feels more relevant than ...

On a special episode (first released on August 27, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Is coolness just a vibe—or something deeper? A new global study spanning 12 countries finds surprising common traits ...

Being cool is hard. And understanding what it means to be cool is also hard. A fair amount of psychological research in the last decades has been devoted to analyzing what it means to be cool. A very ...

Six traits can determine your ‘it’ factor, according to researchers who measured coolness around the globe. By Christina Caron Is there a secret sauce that helps explain why people as different as ...

Even the most sophisticated palate has, at some point, snuck a spoonful of late-night Cool Whip. The light (well, sort of), creamy (eh…) whipped topping has been a freezer staple in American ...