A Fragile Orchestra

What causes a woman's own hand to try to strangle her?How can a grown man recognize a carrot but not be able to name it? Such mysteries of the brain and mind are being probed by Martha Farah and Todd Feinberg, pioneers in the brave new world of neuropsychology.

Bridging Two Worlds

Penn -- like universities across the country -- is helping more faculty move ideas from the lab to the marketplace through a process called technology transfer. But, some caution that these industry-academy collaborations may compromise publishing and research.

An Eye for Value

John Neff's knack for finding gold among "woebegone" companies has transformed Penn's endowment from among the worst performing in higher education to one of the best -- at a price you can't beat.

Officer Down

Philadelphia Mayor Ed Rendell comforts the families of two police officers shot in the line of duty. And excerpt from "A Prayer For the City," by Buzz Bissinger.

Science Meets Society

Technophobia runs rampant, but what may be scarier is a system in which scientific truth is determined in the media and the courts, says Dr. Kenneth Foster.

The Commissioner of Curiosity

"Information architect" Richard Saul Wurman has made a life's quest -- and a very comfortable living -- out of forgetting everything he ever knew about lots of things the rest of us take for granted.