Joseph Smith has Risen from the Grave
It isn’t every day a dead man speaks to you. Much less reads your mind. So when it does happen, I guess it is worth writing about. The day is July 26, 2015. The dead man in question is Joseph Smith. The person he talked to is my wife, Dee. Here is how it all came...
Becoming whole
In the medical field and the scientific world in general we are moving away from the idea of a mind separate from our body or brain. In general there are some real benefits to this conceptualization. For example, take the thorny issue of addiction. Traditionally...
Life interrupted
Trigger Warning-death of a child As a pediatric neurologist I am called upon to witness more than my fair share of tragedy. I have seen near drownings, child abuse, horrific brain infections that have left children devastated. It is without a doubt the most heart...
Mind, Body and Soul
“What is man that though are mindful of him?” – Psalm 8:4 What are we? How much of us is simply the result of brain chemistry? Is our consciousness an illusion? Is there any part of us beyond our body? Is our will an illusion and behavior determined?...LGBTQ Mormon Crisis
Two Printable handout for bishops and stake presidents that talks empirically about LGBTQ suicides:
The LGBTQ Mormon Crisis: Responding to the Empirical Research on Suicide
Youth Suicide Rates and Mormon Religious Context: An Additional Empirical Analysis
The Barker Brothers’ Projects
These videos were created for Latter-day Saint parents and allies to voice their love for their LGBT brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They want to give a message of comfort and support to other parents who are navigating the difficult conflicts that can arise in families around this issue.
“Cogito!” (“I think!”) follows the intellectual adventures of a recovering academic outside the walls of academia.
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