Dr. Kwaku Ohene-Frempong examining a baby in a doctor's office practice in Ghana.

Science

The force of willpower

There are plenty of great ideas. The trick is to turn them around.

Text by Goran Mijuk and K. E. D. Coan

Photos by Brent Stirton

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