· 12 December 2011 ·
Barbara Ehrenreich: A vacation in the West
It would be nice to go on a vacation where I didn’t have to worry about being ripped limb from limb by some big ursine slob…All right, I know the ecologically correct line: ‘They won’t bother you if you don’t bother them.’ But who knows what bothers a bear?…So instead of communing with the majestic peaks and flower-studded meadows, I spend my hikes going over all the helpful tips for surviving an Encounter. Look them in the eye? No, that was mountain lions. Bears just hate it when you stare at them, so keep your gaze fixed dreamily on the scenery. Play dead? Let’s see, that works for grizzlies but not for black bears. So do you take off the backpack, get out the wildlife guidebook, do a quick taxonomic determination and then play dead?
What a nice way to start an article!
(Found in: Allison, T., Puce, A., McCarthy, G., et al. (2000). Social perception from visual cues: role of the STS region. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 4(7):267–278. PDF)
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