In West African art and culture, the image of a long-necked bird with its head turned backwards to take an egg off its back is the symbol of a well-known proverb in the Akan language of Ghana, which teaches that in order to move forward, one must first...
[video:http://www.vimeo.com/39004994]As his audience watches intently, Yale graduate student Kenneth Buck talks about the processes that take place in the complex circuitry of the brain, from the growth and development of neurons to the way it...
[video:http://www.vimeo.com/38589626]You’re at a business dinner, and a flaky bread has been served alongside the butternut squash soup. Is it appropriate to dip it in the soup or should you avoid eating it altogether?That question — posed recently by a...