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Where Does Trauma Reside?
What scientific and religious tools can we use to help us deal with trauma?
We Need Light to See Each Other
We are mindful of that web that connects all of us, and we will, God-willing, emerge to tread more softly, honoring one another in our shared human vulnerability.
What Time Is It in America?
When we join hands we do so with wounds still open.
When Reality Is Hard to Accept
Once I accept reality, I can begin to work on the world as it is, rather than the world that exists in my head.
I Can’t Understand Trump Supporters. But I Need To.
If I shut the door entirely and write off and not engage with 40% of the American population, then I’m actually part of the problem.
Faith and Doubt in the Modern World
Mechon Hadar presents a fall lecture series about faith and doubt in light of science.
Want To Live Longer? Then Connect With Others.
Physically going to your mosque, temple, church, or place of worship continually predicts a longer life. Why would this be the case?
A Conversation with a Mormon Biotechnician
A Mormon biotechnician asks, “Does the physical body explain everything about who we are?”
Genetic Knowledge Explains. It Doesn’t Predict.
What can we really predict about human behavior in light of increasing knowledge from genetics?
Knowing What, Knowing Why, Knowing How
Science is complex. But once we have a better understanding of the latest science, we can use that knowledge to inform public policy more effectively.
How Our Choices Change Our DNA
With new discoveries in epigenetics — how our environment affects our DNA — how much control do we have over our own choices?
Knowledge is Power… Especially When We Feel Powerless
We are gaining more and more knowledge about the intricacies of genetic information. But if knowledge is power, how should we use this power? How much does it help us and how much might it harm us?