'Sesame Street's' genius lies in finding gentle ways to talk about hard things - death, divorce, danger - in terms that children understand and accept. Nancy Gibbs acceptchilddanger Change image and share on social
It is actually the neuroscientists and evolutionists who do the best job of explaining the reasons behind the most unreasonable behavior. Nancy Gibbs behaviorevolutionistexplain Change image and share on social
When I was coming out of college, storytelling was very much something you did with pencil and paper, so the technological platform versatility, I think, is really valuable. Nancy Gibbs collegecomepaper Change image and share on social
Photographer James Nachtwey has spent his professional life in the places people most want to avoid: war zones and refugee camps, the city flattened by an earthquake, the village swallowed by a flood, the farm hollowed out by famine. Nancy Gibbs avoidcampcity share on social
When you are a media celebrity, every word you speak is dissected, as are those you choose not to speak. Nancy Gibbs celebritychoosedissect Change image and share on social
Right now, doctors can test for about 2,500 medical conditions, but they only can treat about 500 of those. So what do you do with the knowledge about the others? Nancy Gibbs conditiondoctorknowledge Change image and share on social
When U.S.-based editors and columnists parachute into a news storm, it is often the stringers who keep us out of trouble, helping us glimpse the complexity behind the headlines. Nancy Gibbs basecolumnistcomplexity Change image and share on social
Our children will outwit us if they want; for when it comes to technology, they hold the higher ground. Unlike other tools passed carefully and ceremonially from one generation to the next - the sharp scissors, the car keys - this is one they understand better than we do. Nancy Gibbs carcarefullyceremonially share on social
It's the experts in adolescent development who wax most emphatic about the value of family meals, for it's in the teenage years that this daily investment pays some of its biggest dividends. Nancy Gibbs adolescentbigdaily Change image and share on social
The typical white American woman in 1800 gave birth seven times; by 1900, the average was down to 3.5. Nancy Gibbs americanaveragebirth Change image and share on social
