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To Measure is to Know

TO MEASURE is TO KNOW.
• not by impressions, guesswork or intuition
• but with numbers, data, and accurate measurements.
Because, to measure is to know.

In the James Law Tradition

“Don’t forget the horse doctor! ” said Ezra Cornell, in 1868 as Andrew Dickson White set sail for England on University business.
The first 100 years of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University is the subject of this video history.

Accommodations to Keep the Best

Clara Johnson, a lifelong employee of the USDA’s Forest Service, a Federal agency, describes her work-life and shows her career continuing as her life changes, revealing the layers of accommodations enabling this.

Breast Cancer and the Estrogen Connection: Plastics

Certain types of plastics can leach estrogen mimicking chemicals into beverage bottles and food containers. Scientists are concerned that even at low levels, these environmental estrogens may work together with the body’s own estrogen to increase the risk of breast cancer.