Carol Becker is a writer, educator, and former dean of Columbia University School of the Arts and The School of the Art ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal’s brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it’s where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage, ...

George’s Daughter is a memoir/essay about a daughter’s attempt to live in accordance with her own values, in spite of conflicts with an adored but nonetheless controlling and racist father. Ultimately ...