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Ten Years after September 11, 2001: An Opportunity for Reflecting and Connecting
September 9, 2011 — When faced with a hungry cougar, our distant ancestors didn’t engage in complex thinking about the situation. If they had, they would have been eaten, and we 21st century humans might not be here to reflect on our ancestors or anything else. Fortunately, our ancestors’ brains, like ours, excelled at rapid response in times of threat. Such a response mechanism, so well suited to living in the wild, is still useful to us 21st century humans.
Ruminations on the Tragedy in Tucson
February 1, 2011 — This post by Anita Fonte was originally published at Anita's blog on January 9th, 2011—One day after the shootings in Tucson. We are featuring it here as the first part of a two-part series that offers reflections from within the Tucson community on this event of national concern. Check back later this week for part two—Anita's thoughts several weeks later.
Now That’s What We’re Talking About—Nov. 13, 2009
I’m not cheering because the Mormons are supporting gay rights legislation in Salt Lake City. I’m cheering because of the process that led up to it.
