by Kat Bair | Aug 21, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
Dr. Katalin Karikó is a Hungarian scientist. For about 30 years she was working in a series of fairly unprestigious jobs, following a very specific line of research that she was fascinated by. She was, unfortunately, about the only one interested in it. Working on a...
by Kat Bair | Aug 14, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
Last week, my husband and I were watching an old episode of The Newsroom. If you don’t know the show, that’s totally understandable because it only ran for 2 seasons 10 years ago. All you need to know is that it’s a workplace drama built around a...
by Kat Bair | Aug 6, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
We have been in a series on establishing healthier systems to care for ourselves as we head into Fall Kick-off season. The last two posts have focused on rest, but I also want to take a moment and offer a word of grace towards another one of our complex relationships:...
by Kat Bair | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
Last week, we discussed a very simple and profound idea – that the only cure for tiredness is rest. That despite all of our efforts to the contrary, we cannot think, spend, or “hack” our way out of our need for rest, and more of it than often feels conducive to...
by Kat Bair | Jul 24, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
Working in the innovation space, and having a husband in tech, means I hear a lot about optimization. I am surrounded by people intent on maximizing themselves, their environments, their workflows. Even among my personal relationships, a significant percentage of my...
by Kat Bair | Jul 17, 2024 | Blog, Big Ideas
At the PCUSA’s general conference in Salt Lake City a few weeks ago, Dr. Cynthia Rigby was given the Excellence in Theological Education Award for her decades of incredible teaching, most recently at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Dr. Rigby is passionate,...
