Articles

Evidence now exists that from birth, boys and girls have differently wired brains. So the individual nurturing of children is important from a very early age.

As the central figure in Islam, Muhammad was, according to biographer Maxime Rodinson, “one of the rare men who have turned the world upside down.”

One of the intellectual  giants of the 20^th century, Bertrand Russell earned the acclaim of a Nobel Prize and the reprimand of two prison sentences.

Despite mountains of evidence about the harmful effects of cigarette smoking, the death toll continues to rise.

The benefits of quitting smoking.

How soon the world oil supply will run out is debatable. But underlying that question is another, more serious issue.

In this issue of Vision we review some of the developing environmental and social threats and show the hope that lies beyond today’s bad news.

If war starts in the minds of men, can the same be said for peace? Book review of The Invention of Peace by Michael Howard.

Throughout our lives, cells continually duplicate as some die and some are replaced in a process of cell division, or mitosis. Can cells become immortal?

Religion has its intellectual critics, but there is much more to be skeptical about in the smorgasbord of other philosophies available today.

Looking at his early life, no one could have known the impact Friedrich Nietzsche would have on society. But in his final years he was not at peace.

Twenty-five years after his death, Elvis Presley, the king of rock and roll, is still the object of reverence and adulation. Why?

A new genre of television programming is reminiscent of an ancient manifestation of human nature’s dark side.

What is truth? Can we really know for sure? In this issue we explore the subject of truth from several angles.

More and more people are grasping at ways to stay young. Will science find a way for us to live forever?

Although some are convinced that HGH can benefit the aging process, the National Institute on Aging sees evidence supporting this premise as sketchy.

Historical human tragedies such as the sinking of the Titanic teach valuable lessons about the tendency to feel we are invulnerable.

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl is second only to the Bible in nonfiction sales. Her dedication to her life goal resulted in its realization, though not in the way she had hoped.

With a lifetime spanning more than a century, from Queen Victoria’s reign to the present, Britain’s Queen Mother has become a unique national treasure.

Can the battle against AIDS in South Africa be won? Vision interviews Clem Sunter who serves on the board of governors of the South African Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS.