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SFI Seminar: ‘How The Interaction Of Mind And Environment Shapes Social Judgments’

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Mirta Galesic
Professor; Cowan Chair in Human Social Dynamics
Santa Fe Institute

SFI News:

Santa Fe Institute (SFI) hosts a seminar by Mirta Galesic at 12:15 p.m., Wednesday in the Collins Conferance Room.

Abstract: There is a curious divide among researchers studying human sociality. Those studying human cultural evolution tend to extol the extraordinary human ability to cooperate and learn from each other and believe it to be the cornerstone of the spectacular success of our species.

Social psychologists, in contrast, tend to view human social cognition as fraught with biases Read More

Pet Of The Week: Eve The Dog

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Eve is an 8-year-old spayed female Shar Pei. CourtesyFOS

Shelter News:

Eve is an 8-year-old spayed female Shar Pei who loves women and gentle children.

She is the perfect lady on walks with shelter volunteers. At the shelter, she has also been fine with men. Cats are not her thing, but being kenneled with just the right dog friend has made her very happy at the shelter.

Eve responds well to some obedience commands. Eve requires a gluten free diet, which is not difficult to obtain. She needs exercise, a sturdy fence and the right canine companion.

Above all, she needs the companionship of a human who Read More

‘Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry’ Exhibit Closes Friday

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MPL News:

  • Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry Wrap-up

Friday is the final day to see the Dust, Drought and Dreams Gone Dry exhibit in Mesa Public Library’s Upstairs Gallery, before it is packed up and sent off to its next location. 

The Dust Bowl and its human, economic, political and environmental impacts are the topics of the exhibit. More than 2,000 visitors have seen the exhibit in Los Alamos to date, and many of them have commented about the relevance of this historic environmental disaster to today’s situation.

Programs associated with the exhibit have included Read More

Santa Fe Mayor Declares ‘Summer Of Color’

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CITY OF SANTA FE News:

SANTA FE ― Six of Santa Fe’s leading cultural institutions located on the beautiful Museum Hill kick off summer 2015 with joint exhibitions and programming in what Mayor Javier Gonzales proclaimed today as the Summer of Color.

All six, located on Museum Hill, are the two state museums, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art; joined by the Museum of Spanish Colonial Arts, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, the Santa Fe Botanical Garden, and the annual International Folk Art Market | Santa Fe. Each will feature

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Pajarito Lodge Hosts Waffle Breakfast Saturday

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COMMUNITY News:

Northern New Mexico Blue Star Mother’s Chapter 4 is working with Pajarito Lodge No. 66 on a fundraiser for deployed military.

They will hold a Waffle Breakfast Fundraiser 7:30-10:30 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge at 15th Street near Canyon Road in Los Alamos.

The cost for the breakfast is $7 for adults and $3 for children 6 and under. Read More

Letter to the Editor: Teachers And Parents Should Decide Childrens Needs

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By Sen. JERRY ORTIZ Y PINO 
D-Bernalillo
 
SANTA FE — As a politician, I can state unequivocally that “I love all children.” They are our future; they are our most vulnerable citizens, needing the greatest attention; history will judge us by how we’ve treated them, and (never forget) they make for great photo ops.
Every piece of campaign material should have a shot of the candidate reading to a group of smiling, eager-to-learn children gathered around the candidate who should be reading from a recognizable classic of children’s literature. And as
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