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Discusses migraine headaches. Description of the pain and aura; Types of medications used, including triptan drugs such as Imitrex; Patients who go to the Chicago, Illinois Diamond Headache Clinic; The public's awareness of migraines because of Denver Broncos running back, Terrell Davis, at the 1998 Super Bowl; Why migraine is a specific diagnosis; Theories as to what triggers a headache; Significance of the research of neurologist Michael Moskowitz at Massachusetts General Hospital. INSETS: Who's Hurting?;No Ordinary Headache.

Details a study by researchers at the Arizona State University and the University of Chicago in Illinois on the patterns of brain activation in golfers. How the study was conducted; Comments of researchers Debbie Crews and John Milton; Conclusion that better golfers have less brain activity in the seconds before they hit the ball; Implication of the findings, which showed how professional athletes used the left hemisphere of the brain in keeping their focus on the task, for rehabilitation patients.

Focuses on Charlie Trotter, a luxury restaurant chef, and his management techniques as described in his book, 'Lessons in Excellence From Charlie Trotter.' Details of the amount of business that he does in Charlie Trotter's Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois; How chefs are pioneers in flexible manufacturing.

Focuses on the August 1998 murder of Ryan Harris, an 11-year old Chicago, Illinois girl. Arrest of two boys, aged seven and eight, for the crime; Their status as the youngest killers in history; Details of the crime, which included sexual assault; Challenge to the juvenile justice system presented by the suspects' extreme youth.

Informs that the Chicago Building in Chicago, Illinois, designed in 1904 by Holabird and Roche, was declared an official city landmark. Chicago as a city with a tradition of both building and tearing down great architecture; The new Illinois law which makes it more difficult to designate buildings for preservation.

The article comments on the "Defining Wisdom" program at the University of Chicago, which is giving grants for wisdom research. The author says that the program's name suggests that researchers will know wisdom when they see it. The program is funded by the Templeton Foundation. The views of the program directors, John Cacioppo and Howard Nusbaum, are mentioned.