Open minds and dazzling possibilities: An excerpt from The SparkIn this book excerpt, Kristine Barnett introduces her son Jacob, a 15-year-old boy with an IQ higher than Einstein’s
Photos: Edward Burtynsky’s water worldThe photographer behind ’Manufactured Landscapes’ has a new project, spanning five years and 10 countries
Do books have the power to heal?REPLAY: Bibliotherapist Ella Berthoud and professor Philip Davis took your questions on the healing power of literature
REPLAY: Paul Wells in conversation with Jacob Barnett and mother, KristineThe 15-year-old physics phenom and his mother take your questions
The curse of small familiesBaby Boomers may soon find they have no one to look after them. Brian Bethune reports on the next generational crisis