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Dr. Dial is a psychologist and medical illustrator who for well over a decade has worked as a freelance medical writer and editor. She has recently made contributions to encyclopedias of medicine (Magill's Medical Guide, 6th edition), genetics (Genetics and Inherited Disorders, revised edition, Salem Press), and forensic sculpture and handwriting analysis (Salem Encyclopedia of Forensic Science). She has published articles on such subjects as the interaction of cocaine and alcohol, how cancer interacts with its host, and creativity, and written a book (For the Health of It: Preventive Breast Care).
Her wide-ranging interests unfortunately cannot exclude alarmed observations of current political and environmental calamities.
Monday, February 20, 2012 The Privileges of Power: Is Seduction an Absolute Certainty? (1 comments)
People starting out with the best intentions, once comfortably ensconced in positions of power, experience changes to their perspectives that may be quite invisible to them and even incompatible with earlier views.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 Soothing Those Vexing Psychic Splinters (3 comments)
Time after time sincerely held beliefs and values metamorphize into beliefs and values that contrast immensely with what went before. How does this happen?
Monday, December 12, 2011 Seeds of destruction: It's NOT just about food (10 comments)
The subject of genetic modification of food may not be sexy, but there are a few things you should know. One is that Monsanto employees do not want GM food in their cafeterias.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011 Why Barack Obama Does Not Disappoint Some Folks (22 comments)
The presidency of Barack Obama is not a disappointment to some. I wanted to understand the reasons for that, and to specify how some may differ.
Monday, April 4, 2011 A Primer for Elected Politicians (5 comments)
Corporations may have the money, but thus far we the people still have the vote. We voted you in and now, at least in theory, you are to listen and respond to us. Somehow that hasn't been happening. So here, containing some reminders, is a primer for elected politicians.
Sunday, March 27, 2011 Is You Itching for Rescue Again? (4 comments)
The ongoing persecution of Wikileaks focuses the real struggle between what remains of democracy and resurgent despotism. We must resist distraction and false dichotomies and see what is happening around us. We will not be saved by the next election results; we can only save ourselves.
Saturday, July 3, 2010 A Response to an Unspoken Sentiment
When Dean Hartwell responded to certain pronouncements from the right, I recalled another maxim that deserves a response.
