Reason Archives - Gretchen LaSalle MD

COVID19: fighting our fight or flight response

April 19, 2020 by Gretchen LaSalle

The process by which we make decisions is suffused with emotion. We can’t escape it. We are genetically programmed to behave in an emotional, instinctive manner. It is what helped us survive as a species. When our early human ancestors were confronted with a threat, say a charging lion, they didn’t stop to contemplate the … Read more

Vaccine Data: Do the Math

September 9, 2019September 9, 2019 by Gretchen LaSalle

Have you ever had a discussion with your child about why they need to be able to do math when “Nowadays we have technology and everyone just uses a calculator”? I mean (eye roll and sigh)… Who is this “everyone”, anyways? Kids are great at making you feel out of the loop and old at … Read more