Jan 8th, 2009 · Children born with a crossed eye can develop a condition called amblyopia that leaves them unable to see in stereo as adults. Conventional wisdom holds that vision stops improving around age 7, but now researchers believe adults with this condition can train their brains to gain stereo vision.
Jan 7th, 2009 · In a new book called Go, Tell Michelle: African American Women Write to the New First Lady, women published words of wisdom for Michelle Obama. The idea was to give the elected First Lady support, adulation and love for when she gets to the White House.
Jan 1st, 2009 · Writer Henry Alford talks about searching for wisdom by criss-crossing the country to interview people over the age of 70. His findings make up a new book entitled How to Live: A Search for Wisdom From Old People.
Dec 25th, 2008 · Vashti McKenzie is the 117th Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the first woman to hold the position. She reflects on Christmas and her service in Africa.
Dec 24th, 2008 · A pair of scientists have debunked a series of holiday- and winter-themed conventional wisdom. Among the claims disproven in the study: people don't lose most of their body heat through their heads, poinsettia leaves and flowers are not toxic, and the rates of suicide don't increase in the winter.
Dec 23rd, 2008 · A new cookbook spreads the wisdom and recipes of the late Elizabeth David, perhaps the most celebrated English food writer of the last century. David enjoys a place in British cooking and culture somewhat like that of Julia Child in the United States.
Dec 16th, 2008 · While General Motors and Chrysler fear bankruptcy without a bailout, Ford claims it isn't asking for a hand-out, just a hand. But back to 2007, Ford was the one looking at Chapter 11. We examine Ford's solution and how GM and Chrysler might benefit from the company's hard-earned wisdom.
Dec 1st, 2008 · Works of humor, wisdom, supreme originality and stunning ambition top Jessa Crispin's foreign fiction list. Engage the global conversation with these five novels from five countries.