That's 'Dr. Johnny' to you

So, you think Johnnies are good only for serving coffee and gazing at their philosophical navels?

While St. John's College is, indeed, dedicated to teaching the great works of ancient literature and Western philosophy, it also has a thriving science program where students look behind formulas, to understand the underlying scientific principles. All St. John's students must take three years of science.

"What you don't appreciate is that roughly 50 percent of the St. John's program is math and science," said Dr. George Mashour, an anesthesiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital...