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Can’t We All Just Get Along? Apparently not. Here’s why.

Posted on July 27, 2017 by tomdwyer

It’s not news that our country is going through a period of hyper-partisanship. Nothing, it seems, is beyond politics and even demonstrable facts make little difference to entrenched ideological positions. Rodney King’s plaintive cry, “Can’t we all just get along?” … Continue reading →

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Examining Reality Without a License

Posted on April 28, 2017 by tomdwyer

Oregon agency embarrasses state over traffic light timing On the heels of a worldwide March for Science to raise awareness of science and promote its role in policy making, we ran across a story right here in Oregon that exemplified … Continue reading →

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Stress, emotion, and disease

Posted on August 25, 2016 by tomdwyer

We turn to an unusual source for our Health Notes this month, an award-winning website called Brain Pickings. Created by Bulgarian writer Maria Popova, Brain Pickings is an eclectic site that deals with literature, philosophy, history, science, health, and much … Continue reading →