by Marie Watts | May 7, 2017 | Blog
Dr. David Seabury, psychologist, recently told a Boston audience that civilization is facing a crisis, for a 30 per cent increase in insanity has been noted in the last ten years, and a probable increase of 60 per cent in neurosis. He contrasted the crime waves of the...
by Marie Watts | May 1, 2017 | Blog
by Marie Watts | Apr 3, 2017 | Blog
Arguments, at times, can be wrapped in ethnocentrism and stereotypes, particularly arguments that generalize. Stereotyping is the assumption that all members of a group share the same set of characteristics. Holding the belief that one’s own nationality, religion,...
by Marie Watts | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog
Recently I had my ancestral DNA processed. The big surprise was that I am 4% Neanderthal! Of all the individuals tested by 23andme, I am in the 96% percentile; the average American is 2%. One of the characteristics of Neanderthals is full and straight hair, of...
by Marie Watts | Mar 23, 2017 | Blog
We all have biases no matter how hard we try to be objective. Our points of view evolve from our life experiences as well as lifelong learning. So, when evaluating the “talking heads” or experts many radio and television shows present to expound on or argue points...
by Marie Watts | Feb 19, 2017 | Blog
In this time of fake news, it is important to understand information sources and how to evaluate them. First, information is either from a primary or secondary source. A primary source is original material that has not been interpreted by anyone else. Primary...
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