M any people have grown up with certain sayings from their parents that are supposed to be "helpful" — but as they got older, they realized what was said was actually incorrect and/or problematic.

“It made me think of all the things women hold, literally and metaphorically.” Yes, they hold cabbages, balloons, phones. But also: “The home and the family and the children and the food.

They’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re just the best dad!’ And I have a great husband, and he is a great dad, but it’s like, yeah, because he does the same things I do.

It sounds fictional, but the “science fiction science” or “sci-fi-sci” method is meant to predict the effects of real ...