Isaac Asimov, author of Isaac Asimov's Book of Science and Nature Quotations, writes, "The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." Here ...

Every time I utter the word "wisdom," someone giggles or sneers. Wisdom, more so even than expertise, does not sit comfortably in a democratic, anti-elitist society. In an age dominated by science and ...

YONKERS – This is a story about a question and an answer and what happened next. It begins innocently enough, at a Yonkers dinner table in March 2016. Evan Bishop asked Thelma Jenkins: “If you could ...

“When times get tough and fear sets in, think of those people who paved the way for you and those who are counting on you to pave the way for them.” UC Merced’s graduation ceremony in 2009 was ...

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