What Mark Kurlanksy did for salt in his popular nonfiction, “Salt: A World History,” Scott McCredie does for balance. (Not “balance” in the psychological sense. Balance, as in how we don’t go around ...

Most people would say you have five senses: touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. Recently, scientists have expanded their view of what makes up a sense. For example, some would argue that hunger is ...

Jesse Cohen is the series editor of "The Best American Science Writing." DESPITE what M. Night Shyamalan says, the sixth sense has nothing to do with seeing dead people. According to veteran ...

Rehabilitating brain injuries where a patient’s sense of balance has been compromised is no easy task. Current solutions only trigger when the patient reaches a threshold and by then, it may already ...

I was in the midst of a lively discussion with the founders of a nonprofit organization that was at a crossroads. It wasn’t getting much traction, and the question was whether they should rebrand.

The world will not end in 2012. “Too bad!”, cynics will retort. For those who are, in varying degrees, more optimistic, 2012 will be a year of balancing acts. The Arab spring will pass into another ...

SD Burman. The name not only evokes a deep sense of respect, but also a great feeling of love. Not only was he a fantastic musician, he was also a compassionate human being. He was like a child, ...