Red signifies danger in many cultures. From a distance, green is highly visible by day. At night, yellow is easier to see. That briefly explains the choice of colours on every traffic light. But...
Murkiness and wishful thinking about an emerging scientific subject can be spun into certainty. Where researchers are exploring the tenebrous depths of our nervous system with the equivalent of a...
One of my favourite Seinfeld episodes is 鈥淭he Bro.鈥 On discovering that George鈥檚 father, Frank, has 鈥渕an-boobs,鈥 Kramer concocts a male version of a bra, that he calls 鈥淭he Bro.鈥 Frank, who prefers...
If I asked you what was John Grisham鈥檚 most important book, which would you pick? The Firm? The Client? According to him, it鈥檚 a thin book you鈥檝e never heard of. It鈥檚 called The Tumor: A Non-Legal...
If you鈥檝e ever lined up for a classic hot dog on a hot day on campus, you may have reached for the yellow-white sauerkraut perched on the toppings table. The fermented cabbage sure dresses up that...