Sightings

Results from a brain-imaging study led scientists into a medical mystery going back to 1881, involving a disputed brain pathway discovered by one scientist and ignored by others. The team rediscovered the pathway's original publication in texts in the basement of Stanford's Lane Medical Library and traced the structure's contentious scientific history. more »

Editor's Note: Many a year I would come home late on a Wednesday from Time magazine in New York City, only to start cooking a Thanksgiving meal at our house the next day. On Friday, I went back to work, to return home very late as the magazine was going to press. But there were times I'd have Saturday duty at Time and only see my college-attending daughters for a few hours on Sunday before they returned to school by AmTrak. more »

Gender gaps in test scores and grades have been documented across a range of educational settings — in science, collegiate outcomes, and law and business schools. Research shows that Socratic and adversarial teaching styles — common to traditional law school instruction — may pose disadvantages for female students, who tend to participate less frequently than males in larger classes. more »

I am not a morning person. It takes me a while to gather my energy so much of breakfast preparation takes place automatically. It’s a good thing oatmeal doesn’t need special attention. Just above and beyond was an exuberance of white clouds. It woke me up right away ... I felt a connection — to the squirrel, to what was being observed, to the larger sense of nature. It made me aware that the world is always different, depending upon one's view. more »