I just finished listening to a short from Radiolab called Killing Babies, Saving the World. The subject follows a lot of discussions I’ve had with friends over the years about the differences in logic choices depending on how abstract a benefit is, or how overloaded one’s thought processes are. It does a great job of illustrating how our minds have changed over time, and how much further we still need to go to confront some of the long term (and somewhat disconnected) issues that challenge our species. Highly recommended.

Photos of Diving the Yukon

I had not been in the water since Dec 09 – five full months is quite a dry spell for me. This winter’s conditions have not been great for diving, with lots of rain and poor reports. Recently there have even been patches of red tide, but I figured my dry spell had gone on long enough and we headed out Saturday. The green-brown water wasn’t looking great for the first 60 feet, but it was cold (50F) and clear once we deeper than 60 feet. Not a bad introduction back.

Photos of our trip to Washington, DC

I took the opportunity to visit a good friend and explore our nation’s capitol for the first time in late April. We missed the cherry blossoms, but new spring growth made for a nice visit.