Science Couldn't Save Her, So She Became A Scientist

Science Couldn't Save Her, So She Became A Sc...

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What can a tornado teach us about kindness?

One evening in May of 2011, tornado sirens went off in a small Missouri city called Joplin. Thousands of homes were destroyed in the tornado, about a third of the town’s 50,000 residents were displaced and around 160 people died. And in the months following the tornado, the town ...  Show more

Inside the mysterious minds of horses

Janet Jones has been fascinated by horses since childhood. She’s now a horse trainer and a neuroscientist, which allows her to explore the minds of the animals to which she’s devoted her life. She even recently wrote a book all about their brains. She says there’s an enormous gap ...  Show more

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