Can you grow hummus on the moon? By Maya Mirsky Jun 1, 2021 Yonatan Winetraub was thinking about chickpeas, as one does, when he came up with a cool idea. Lots of people get ideas, but when you’re a Stanford biophysics Ph.D. candidate who has already sent a lander to the moon, your ideas get a little more traction. So when the 34-year-old Israeli started talking about hummus… Read More
Bay Area Q&A: This Stanford doc hunts down Covid-19 variants in California Dr. Benjamin Pinsky is a clinician and professor of pathology and infectious diseases at Stanford, and the editor-in-chief of the international Journal of… By Maya Mirsky Feb 12, 2021
Health Israeli researcher's work may be key to reversing aging’s cognitive decline Two Israeli researchers, one at UC Berkeley and the other at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University, have discovered a mechanism that may be responsible for some… By Maya Mirsky Apr 29, 2020
Seniors Personal playlists help spark memories at Moldaw Music touches people, says Gena Brigham, lifestyles director at Moldaw Residences in Palo Alto. “It motivates. It inspires,” she says. “It moves people.… By Maya Mirsky Jan 3, 2020
Editorial Thrill of genetic genealogical discoveries tempered by ethical concerns In these times of alarming disregard for scientific data (we’re talking to you, climate change deniers), let’s hear it for science, specifically the… By J. Editorial Board Dec 3, 2019
Bay Area She wanted to discover her Jewish roots. She ended up finding her biological father. Part two of our three-part PAST LIVES series on Jewish genealogical research. Part three will be available tomorrow. Kimberley Schroder was 15 years old… By Gabriel Greschler Dec 2, 2019
Jew in the Pew Tashlich in spaaaaaaaacce! They call it Tashlich in Space. The website puts it succinctly: “Reflect. Renew. Blastoff.” That’s right, this year you can (belatedly) send your sins up… By David A.M. Wilensky Oct 21, 2019
Science Jewish and Arab astronauts head to space together The first Arab to visit the International Space Station launched there on Wednesday with the American daughter of an Israeli father. Hazzaa al-Mansoori,… By JTA Sep 25, 2019
Science Israeli brain researcher Itamar Kahn is waiting for his wow moment The brain, with its 100 billion neurons, is the most complicated thing in the universe. Well, according to the brain, anyway. This complexity,… By Gabriel Greschler Aug 30, 2019