Staff and Advisors

KOSMOS WINTER 2018  > STAFF AND ADVISORS Staff and Advisors Founding Editor NANCY B. ROOF Editor RHONDA FABIAN Webmaster | Art Director KAREN ANDERSEN Business Manager SUSAN INGERSOLL Associate Editor VICTORIA PRICE Kosmos Associates Board of Directors NANCY B. ROOF, Chair TARA STUART RHONDA FABIAN, Vice Chair, Treasurer STEPHANIE SHORTER JUDY WICKS JERRY BABER Editorial Circle, Winter 2018…

Week Two

KOSMOS FALL 2018  >  STUDY GUIDE > WEEK TWO Week Two Welcome to Week Two!  This week we examine the messages we consume and how they help to cultivate our beliefs about the world.  Enjoy the readings and reflect on the questions and exercises that follow. Remember to share your thoughts in the comment section at the end of each article, or on our Facebook page: Kosmos Journal Quarterly…

Week Three

KOSMOS FALL 2018  >  STUDY GUIDE > WEEK THREE Welcome!  Here are the selected articles and features for Week 3 | What Consumes Us? Refer to previous weeks’ instructions for using the self-paced study guide. Remember to share your thoughts in the comment section at the end of each article, or on our Facebook page: Kosmos Journal Quarterly Study Group. Let’s get started! Consumption as…

Week One

KOSMOS FALL 2018  >  STUDY GUIDE > WEEK ONE Week OneWelcome!  The following articles and features are associated with this week’s theme, ‘How We Consume.’ Enjoy the readings and reflect on the questions and exercises that follow. You will see opportunities for journaling. The experience of writing down your thoughts and feelings can be a cathartic one. Others may prefer…

The Problem with “More”

Our globalized world lures us to crave more. The culture of “more” is a culture of not enough, accumulation and conquest, and sought but constantly deferred satiety. Every time we text message or update Instagram, researchers tell us that our brains loop in a dopamine cycle of neurological yearning.

The Galileo Project

The world today is dominated by science and by its underlying assumptions, which are seldom articulated even though they generate not only a methodology but also a worldview or philosophy.