First, the reasons why it matters to the world. Nigeria is the most populous African nation with a population of about 175 million. Its population has quadrupled in the last 50 years and is still growing rapidly. Nigeria has vast offshore oil reserves and numerous other natural resources which have generated great wealth for the…
The word “Yooper” finally made it into Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate dictionary according to an article in the online edition of USA Today on Monday, May 19, 2014! It means a person who lives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan but of course those of us who have lived there know that not everyone who lives in…
. Visitors to the Galleria dell’ Accademia in Florence, Italy can see four unfinished marble sculptures by the great Michelangelo. (One of these is shown above.) On one hand you can see the beauty of the master’s work. On the other hand you can see areas where the artist did not work. They are still…
Someone once said, it’s not the people who write the laws who are the biggest influence in this world, it’s the people who write the songs. So often we think that those who write our laws have the most power and influence in our world. We elect our leaders and they go off to St.…
Mirror Neurons 