Inner Nature: Good Vibrations – The Science of Hearing
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
A disturbance in any medium except vacuum causes vibrations whose energy is transmitted from atom to atom in all directions from the epicenter. These waves encode the amplitude (intensity) and frequency (pitch)(see Figure 1) of the disturbance thus broadcasting information to anyone who can decode the vibrations. Animals, whose very existence depends on whether...
On Your Table: Making the best of this year’s apple harvest
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Photo Caption: Brining pork tenderloins in apple cider and spices yields a moist, juicy and flavorful result.
Think apples are “As American as Apple Pie”? Think again. Apples as we know them today were not native to North America. When early colonists arrived from Europe, they disdained the tiny crab apples they found here and brought...
Don’t Retire, ReFire: Are you an Influencer?
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
Does the concept of being an Influencer sound like it means controlling someone’s thoughts or having power over them? It may, but there is another, better, more positive direction I’m taking you in. It’s a direction that you may or may not have considered until now.
We must abandon the antiquated way of thinking about the act of influencing. We must...
Inner Nature: Eye see colors
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
Eyes harvest light reflected from objects. Optic nerves transmit that information to the brain. The brain turns that information into an image. Thus eyes are the intermediary between an object and its perception. Let’s look at them more carefully. Don’t shrink from anatomical detail or biochemistry – this is fun stuff. It’s fun because delving into biomechanical...
Nothing is more precious than your smile
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
There are many wise old sayings involving a smile. Mother Teresa is credited with saying “We shall never know all the good a simple smile can do.” A Chinese proverb suggests that every smile makes you a day younger. It’s no wonder we show people how we feel with our smiles. Today a simple smile has become big business for corporate...
On Your Table: Don’t rush to say goodbye to summer, just yet
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Pasta with fresh corn, chicken and vibrant vegetables makes a colorful farewell-to-summer dish.
September is all about the fine line between saying goodbye to summer and looking forward to the crisp weather and new flavors that fall brings. The changeover is happening earlier this year, thanks to a hurricane bringing rain and cloudy, humid and...
Don’t Retire, ReFire: Getting back on track
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
It’s fun to step away from the usual for a while and kick your heels up, but, inherently, we are creatures of habit and feel more centered when we have a routine.
What have you set aside? What do you have to take off the back burner and fire it up again?
Labor Day, 2018, is behind us and although we still have two weeks remaining of the summer, our minds...
Inner Nature: The eyes have it
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
The Earth rotates once on its axis every day, with the resultant periodicity of night following day. The predictability of exposure to the energy sources of light and heat have allowed lifeforms to evolve mechanisms to harvest it during daytime and develop materials to store that energy. All energy that emanates from the Sun is in the form of electromagnetic waves....
A peek behind the curtain – and insiders look at a dental practice
By Dr. Stephanie McGann, DMD FAGD, Columnist, The Times
When I was building my first office, I was amazed by the tremendous amount of time, energy and money that was needed for things that I felt had no direct relation to patient care. Decades later, the only difference is that each and every one of these tasks I have learned has a very direct relationship to patient care. It’s the side of a...
On Your Table: Savoring Summer’s bounty
By Cathy Branciaroli, Food Correspondent, The Times
Tomatoes, the jewels of summer.
It’s that time of summer when produce beckons. All of it. From that first bite into butter slathered corn on the cob, to that cherry tomato that bursts with flavor when you pop it into your mouth, to the juicy sweetness of red ripe watermelon. Even zucchini, that butt of too many jokes. Well, I’m sure you...
