James S. McDonnell Foundation
 

Welcome to the James S. McDonnell Foundation*

Founded in 1950 by aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell, the Foundation was established to "improve the quality of life," and does so by contributing to the generation of new knowledge through its support of research and scholarship. The Foundation awards grants via the Foundation-initiated, peer-reviewed proposal processes described in the 21st Century Science Initiative.

What We're Reading Archives

Science: The Role of Theory in Advancing 21st Century Biology: Catalyzing Transformative Research a publication of the National Research Council of The National Academies [2008]

Science: Explaining the Brain by Carl F. Craver. Oxford University Press [2007]

Science: Thinking with Data Edited by Marsha C. Lovett and Priti Shah. Taylor & Francis Group [2007]

The Neuro-Journalism Mill

About .:. Chaff .:. Wheat

Separating the wheat from the chaff of media reporting on brain science.

June 10, 2008, The Wall Street Journal
'Bypass Brain': How surgery may affect mental activity By Melinda Beck

June 3, 2008, The New York Times
The Science of Sarcasm (Not That You Care) By Dan Hurley

April 30, 2008, The New York Times
Meeting on the Right Side of the Brain By Elaine Glusac

March 19, 2008, The Seattle Times
Doctor: "Ichiro has a very fine prefrontal cortex" By Brad Lefton


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