Sarah Ray

Aug 21, 2024 | vegnews.com | Sarah McLaughlin |Peet’s Coffee |Sarah Ray |Go Dairy-Free

A chill is in the air (in certain parts of the country), the leaves are slowly starting to change colors, and Starbucks still refuses to offer a vegan version of its iconic pumpkin spice latte. It’s official: pumpkin season is here. And Trader Joe’s is here to usher in the coziest season of the year. Unlike the PSL, Trader Joe’s pumpkin items don’t stay on shelves from late August through January. These goods are hyper-seasonal, and when they’re gone, we have to say goodbye until next fall.

Jun 27, 2024 | thehumanist.com | Sarah Ray

The Humanist Society, the endorsing organization for humanist professionals in the United States, celebrates its 85th Anniversary on July 5th. As we reflect on the long, rich, and storied history of this organization, we stand at the threshold of a new era for the leaders we endorse and the communities they serve.

Mar 5, 2024 | iai.tv | Sarah Ray

Our philosophical accounts of risk and reward are not suited to deal with the problem of climate change. We are hard-wired to prioritise the short term over the long, and we are attracted to particular philosophical accounts about the self that are detrimental argues Sarah Ray, professor of environmental studies at Cal Poly Humboldt.

Oct 13, 2023 | climatepsychology.us | Rebecca Weston |Sarah Ray |Jennifer Atkinson

Educators are burned out and not trained as therapists. One of the primary push-backs we hear from educators is that they don’t want to become therapists. As ecology professor Jessica Pratt notes in her essay in this collection, “science faculty, including me, are not trained to confront psychological distress among their students, let alone support them through it.” Most educators are not trauma experts, and they do not want to do harm to students by inviting emotions into the classroom.

Jun 27, 2023 | thehumanist.com | Sarah Ray

From time to time, there are events that challenge my humanism. When there’s a cluster of these events, it really gives me pause to think. The recent news of 700 Club host Pat Robertson’s death and more recently the loss of the five passengers aboard OceanGate’s submersible Titan have me thinking about my own compassion and empathy especially when it comes to other humans far beyond my close circles and definitely those whose core beliefs are well outside my own.