The Human Tragedy in Asia

As of the writing of this article, the death toll resulting from Japan’s natural disasters has topped 10,000 people.  My heart breaks for all those who will never see their dreams realized and never be able to sing or dance or laugh again. Yet, this number is just a fraction of lives lost in AsiaContinue reading “The Human Tragedy in Asia”

The interesting problem of altruism

We know and recognize kindness when we see it.  Kindness is everywhere–in the grocery store, among families, hopefully in manners our children exhibit.  But have you ever considered the origins of kindness?  Apparently, the search for the origin of kindness or, more specifically, altruism, is something that is popular in scientific circles.  Allow me toContinue reading “The interesting problem of altruism”