So often these days we hear our behavior patterns explained based on how our brains needed to function in the harsh environment of the savannah where humans first evolved. I'm usually skeptical of these arguments, especially when they touch on gender and sexuality. It's too easy to excuse sexism with facile ideas that men evolved to be hunters and the urge for sexual domination is part of our genes.
Feet to the Fire
Posted by:
Thea Keith-Lucas
Monday, September 22, 2014
My new role here at MIT pushed me to state clearly and in the presence of others that climate change mattered to me. And once I said it, I realized I had to live it, too. I couldn’t just care at work.