A Scientist Thinks Outside the Box: The Null Hypothesis
Failing to respond appropriately and respectfully to differences of opinions about controversial scientific issues is bad pedagogy, and presuming that no legitimate controversy can exist, simply because the preponderance of evidence now at our disposal favors a particular theory, is bad science. How many theories, espoused within the last hundred years with as much fervor as those mentioned in the Tennessee statute, are now wholly or in part discredited?
Giving up My Birthday for Water
What could be more human than our universal need for clean drinking water? Recently, I met the CEO and founder of Charity:Water, Scott Harrison, at an international conference on fundraising. Scott delivered an impassioned and inspiring talk about … Read more →
The Contraception Debate in Cyberspace
Recently my personal cyberspace has been inundated with blurbs about the so-called Republican “War on Women,” mostly having to do with a conservative-led challenge to a national mandate that employers with religious objections to contraception … Read more →
Patriarchy Stole My Power. Now I’m Gonna Take it Back!
Over and over again, in nearly all facets of my life, I am being called to reclaim that power, which is our birthright as humans. It's a power beyond gender, beyond social structures, and beyond appearances. But as a white man living in a society … Read more →
Occupy Interpersonal Relationships
Two of my favorite bloggers are present in this interview on the blog Jizo Chronicles. I want to reflect briefly on the following section: On a larger scale, exploring interdependence has really shaped the way I understand solidarity. I don’t … Read more →
How to Remake a Town, Part 2
The second half of the story of a tiny fishing town in Nova Scotia’s and how it stands as a lesson in community renewal. Revitalization Engines Following a couple of decades of decline, Lockeport is again in the midst of a broad-based renewal. All … Read more →
Fear of Fat
Have we forgotten that one of the iconic beauties in West was a size 12. Nobody said that Marilyn was plus sized.
The New Year’s Resolution, Part 1
Ah, there’s nothing so promising as the New Year’s resolution -- a better body, a better bank account, a better world. And nothing so daunting – working out, working harder, working for the common good. It’s a time for decision making and … Read more →
Occupy This Space
JC Scott takes an impactful snap shot of a girl chasing bubbles, leading him to question the actions we take now which will leave an indelible mark on the planet to be inherited by a younger generation.
Raising the Retirement Age in America is Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
How is America planning for retirement? A challenge for both elderly and young people, author Martha Sherwood discusses some of the intricacies of raising the minimum age for collecting Social Security benefits in the United States.
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