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Reduced to Zero

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Sucked into a digital vortex Does it matter we’re all being sucked into a digital vortex? Do we lack nuance when we witness our world in a digital context? Think about a digital black and white photograph. Magnify the photo … Continue reading →

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Can a walk change your brain?

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

When reporters write garbage science How do we learn about health? Science? Medicine? Risk? Most of us still learn from our schooling or from the news. Even though traditional journalism has transformed ink to pixels, newspapers and television news get … Continue reading →

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Kennewick Man’s back in the news

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

But it’s the same old story A science writer called me with a head’s up. The Journal Nature was ready to release news that scientists would soon announce the 9200-year-old skeleton from the Pacific Northwest was indeed related to modern-day … Continue reading →

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Best brand money can buy

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

You can’t avoid the Bruce-Caitlyn Jenner story if you use social media, watch TV or shop at a grocery store. Photos and stories wave from every media channel that catches your eye. When I first saw the busty woman in … Continue reading →

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The Chocolate Diet Hoax

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

First do no harm There’s something creepy if you have to lie to get what you want. So it bothers me when someone gets trapped into doing something she might not do without a nudge. For example, Portland took the … Continue reading →

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When images harm

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The Mascot Ruling in Oregon One lesson I’m learning is that conflict requires you to get inside the head of your opponent. And while this perspective presumes you’re wearing battle fatigues, the point is to understand someone else’s viewpoint in … Continue reading →

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How gaze affects our behavior

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

Researchers are looking at how someone’s gaze affects our behavior. For example, researchers in England placed posters with staring eyes near bicycle racks and found fewer bikes were stolen. My colleagues figure we respond viscerally to a pair of watchful … Continue reading →

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Grousing over chickens

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

It’s a battleground Since when do we treat folks who disagree with us as enemies? Is your commute to work a war zone? Do you battle your way through the grocery store? Are there thieves camped outside your door? One … Continue reading →

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A stick of gum for Mother’s Day

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

My earliest memories of travel meant loading up at daybreak in the back of the family station wagon with three of my sisters and armloads of pillows stuffed in between. While our parents planted themselves in the front we bundled … Continue reading →

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A blow to freedom

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Cynthia (Istá Thó Thó) Coleman Emery

The class assignment is to take an important and controversial issue–current or past–and dig deeply to find the hidden parts of the story. Stories like the Boston Tea Party of 1771. Most of us learned the event signaled the critical … Continue reading →

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