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I speak a little Spanish, but just barely. Not even well enough to know the curse words, unfortunately. Basically I’m able to order food and chat about the weather. If I don’t panic when I miss a word or two, I usually understand enough to follow the broad themes of a conversation. I just Continue reading Puscast Podcast: A Non-Expert Review
Continue reading When You Die, That’s It. The accessiblity for writing in public and self-publishing is amazing. I feel very fortunate to enjoy a few venues in which to do this. I have a passion for factual reality, and I want to spread the good news. I do love the
Continue reading Science is Real! Actors’ representation of American political discourse. Marc J. Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler examine major psychological currents that contribute to dysfunction in American politics in their book, Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics. They gathered a wealth of information from the American National Election Studies data to explain the current polarized disarray of American political discourse. In particular, they Continue reading American Political Dysfunction Explained, Sort-Of Although I am a godless liberal, I am not generally opposed to religion. I understand that religion has the potential to do a lot of good for many people. I realize that shared mythologies can be powerful contributors to cohesive societies. That said, what I am strongly opposed to is the harm that arises from Continue reading I Can Dress Myself, Thank You. Warning: Possible sexual abuse triggers. I’ve written about linguistic relativity in the past. Briefly, there is ongoing and evolving research that attempts to explore the relationship between acquired language and perceptions of reality. The classic example from way back when I was in college was that because snow and ice are
Continue reading Gerontophilia (Sex!) and Linguistics I’ve written previously about how difficult and also how important it is to apply critical thinking to parenting. There are myriad internal and external pressures to be a “perfect” parent, and the criteria for perfection varies across different social groups. Parents can bond or bicker over all kinds of emotionally-charged issues: how to Continue reading Social Status and Immunization I’m pretty sure I was mentally ill until my twenties. I was raised in a patriarchal religious family that didn’t value education and paired profound incuriosity with deep suspicion of anything even slightly unusual, such as spicy food. Educated people were threatening, and higher education was the realm of wealthy men. Not for our impoverished, Continue reading Critical Thinking as Self-Defense |
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