I attended a recital by Orion Weiss at Kennedy Center yesterday, and I can't remember being so enthusiastic about a young performer for quite some time. Here's what I thought yesterday. > Word for the day: toccata. Orion Weiss will explore many pieces of this variety…
This batch came out a little lopsided but it's sure to taste good. This is my favorite Christmas bread, given by Bernard Clayton. Of it he says "I traced the recipe back to the Indiana kitchen of Mrs. Maude Smith, whose father's mother first baked…
I haven't remembered to post pictures of the bread I'm baking, and the kitchen is in overdrive right now for the holidays. This bread is flavored with nutmeg and allspice, and it's studded with raisins and citron. I especially like the English tradition cited…
> I found several news stories about how Florida Hospital Oceanside [http://www.floridahospitalnews.com/ipad-speech-therapy] had been successfully using iPads with an aphasic stroke patient. > Unfortunately, that application allowed the patient to touch an icon and a synthesized voice would communicate simple messages. That's not what…
It's fair to say that I watched the [NewsHour's feature on prosthetic devices](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june11/bionicbodies_06-28.html) in rapt attention. I'm at the low end of devices and often laugh at myself as the $6,000 Man,…
> What's the Most Recent Development? Renowned scientist and professor of neurology at Brown University, John Donoghue has made incredible advances in interfacing the human brain with computers, allowing paralyzed people to move objects by simply using their imagination. A small chip implanted in the brain picks up…