Category: Think Again

Think Again: Bob Hearn on Federalist Papers #10

5/9/2022

In this episode of Think Again, thoughtful guest Bob Hearn shares some of the products of his curiousity - about how our Democracy is working - or isn't - and perhaps why or why not.

In considering some of the challenges, Bob points to what James Madison and others considered in 1787-88 as to how best to structure our government model - to as they saw it - best serve the newly forming nation.

Think Again: Keith Whelpley on Pride and Humility

5/2/2022

Delightful thinker and sometimes co-host Keith Whelpley, treats us to an inquiry about pride, arrogance, ignorance, and humility. The conversation explores attitudes and ways of thinking that encourage the ease and gentle wisdom of humility - or the destructive dynamics of ignorance, arrogance, and self-centered pride.

Think Again: Gabriel Rochelle on Facing The Spiritual Trials of Retirement

4/25/2022

Think Again welcomes Gabriel Rochelle for a conversation based on his recent Las Cruces Sun-News column entitled "Facing the Spiritual Trials of Retirement" and touches on internal and external processes that often arise in the retirement phase of one's life. Considerations include: How do we relate to our new identity and sense of self? Without a job and a title, who am I? What am I going to do now with my new relationship to time? The exploration peeks briefly at mortality, eldership, our changing public persona, and our sense of purpose, meaning and relevance.

Think Again: John Kulpa on Yoga, Meditation and Music

4/18/2022

Today's guest, John Kulpa, holds a PhD in the field of Cognitive Psychology. The conversation touches fleetingly on questions of mind, brain, body, the self, the "I", the observer, and God. John shares freely about his personal meditative processes and perspectives.

Think Again: Joe Somoza on "A History of Reading"

4/11/2022

As a long time poet, retired literature and writing professor Joe Somoza, shares a conversation with host Randy Harris about a book they both recently read. Both agree that A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel is a book of significance. The conversation touches on reading and writing, on society and culture, on how we think about and experience the influences of language and words - written and read - privately and publicly. A thought provoking book.

Think Again: Keith Whelpley on Blind Spots and Cognitive Dissonance

4/4/2022

Today, a conversation with Keith Whelpley follows a winding path, through considerations of blind spots and cognitive dissonance. How is it that we sometimes aren't aware of (don't see) what's right going on right in front of us - right now?

Sometimes perhaps it's attributable to the way our brains are hard-wired. Sometimes perhaps, our cognitive dissonance (discomfort with disparate "truths") prompts us to simply close the minds' eye to conflicting ideas that make us uncomfortable. Out of sight - out of mind - blind spot.

Think Again: David Chapman Talks About Cybersecurity

3/28/2022

Today, guest David Chapman shares his personal and professional experience and perspectives, on matters of "Cyber" concern; privacy, surveillance, security, hackers, weapons, war - and how we think about these considerations. Spanning the spectrum from personal to global cybersecurity, the conversation explores our fragile and vulnerable relationship with internet dependency and proposes basic practices that may help inform our personal and professional cyber-defenses.

Think Again: Keith Whelpley on Cognitive Dissonance

3/21/2022

Today, we welcome the always delightful Keith Whelpley, for a conversation about "Cognitive Dissonance". The term "Cognitive Dissonance" is used to describe the mental and/or emotional discomfort resulting from holding two conflicting beliefs, values, or attitudes. We explore how cognitive dissonance arises, how to recognize it, and how it influences our thinking, our feelings, our lives.

Think Again: Deidra Schaub on "Liminal Space"

3/14/2022

Our guest today is multi-talented, multi-dimensional Deidra Schaub, sharing some of her experience and considerations in the realms of "Liminal Space". Liminal space - the space, place and/or time of transition from the known and familiar, to a situation or circumstance that may be unfamiliar, unknown, or uncertain. A fun and insightful exploration of curiosity, creativity, and certainty - as well as humility, expectations, and assumptions. The conversation touches on being comfortable with the discomfort of liminal space and constant change as inherent elements of our lives and our universe.

Think Again: Phame Camarena - Dean of NMSU Honors College

3/7/2022

Our guest today, Phame Camarena (Dean of NMSU Honors College) opens a window to understanding the principles and practices of the Honors Program. He touches on the values that inform and drive the program, and how he personally approaches the processes of critical thinking and learning. He explores how we think about our thinking, and how that examination can help shape and inform both the perspectives and cognitive processes of students and our community.

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