It consisted of a 100-electrode panel about the size of a baby aspirin that was placed on the surface of the brain at a fold in the motor cortex where hand movement is controlled.
Now, with the spring artichoke season just kicking into gear, is a terrific time for baby artichokes, which grow lower on the stalk than their full-size siblings and do not develop the same thick wall of tough outer leaves.
Stephen Sondheim may be a Broadway baby, but most of the best revivals of his musicals have been mounted in small-to-medium-size theaters and accompanied by chamber ensembles, not budget-busting pit orchestras.