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<p>Bill Falls discovered his scholarly calling by accident. A first-generation college student interested in law, Falls enrolled at Brandeis University because its law school placement rate was one of the best in the country. When the political science course he wanted to take was full, he enrolled in a psychology class on a lark and was captivated by his professor’s research specialty, sensation and perception -- how and why the brain misperceives an optical illusion like Escher’s impossible staircase.</p>

<p>“What Makes Food Good?” is the central question of the 2016 ����̽̽ Food Systems Summit, celebrating its fifth year, on June 14-15 at ����̽̽ in Burlington, VT.</p>

<p>Yutaka Kono knows the creative process as a performer on the tuba and as a composer. As a conductor, the assistant professor of music brings another dimension to his creative work — meeting the particular challenges that come with standing, baton in hand, dozens of musicians before him and hundreds of listeners behind him, bringing a composition to life at a moment in time.</p>

<p>Agricultural expansion in Brazil is causing widespread deforestation, even putting rainfall at risk, finds ����̽̽'s Gillian Galford.</p>