By Professor Stephennie Mulder<\/p>\n
A very interesting, well-written, thoughtful, non-negative, optimistic piece on the recent sensational story of a 15-year-old Canadian boy’s “discovery” of a lost Mayan city. The hypothesis turned out to be untrue, although the young science enthusiast had been given quick world-wide attention and a “Medal of Merit” by the Canadian Space Agency.<\/p>\n
The type of thinking outlined in this article, so sorely lacking these days, is what we need to move forward as a civilized, educated society. There are no villains here, only intelligent reflection that moves the issue, and us, forward.<\/p>\n
This article appears in today’s Los Angeles Times (Friday, May 20, 2016, Main Section, Op-Ed, Page A13), and was authored by Stephennie Mulder, a professor of art history and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Texas at Austin.<\/p>\n
If you consider yourself a rational, educated thinker, you owe it to yourself to read this piece.<\/p>\n