Of Bighorn Sheep, etc.

 I learned this week that:

1. Bighorn sheep live in the mountains just east of Provo and come down into Rock Canyon, not far up the canyon.

2. The boys in my Varsity Group are pretty good hikers; we did Squaw Peak in very fine time, 3 hours up and back, not counting the rest time on top.

3. Certain kinds of bacteria that wind up in your stomach, such as that found in yogurt, might actually make you calmer, less anxious, happier. At least there are studies of mice and now one of humans that have shown interesting effects. Listen to the podcast "Guts" from Radiolab to learn more.

4. I sort of wish I experimented on mice. They're a lot easier to experiment on than humans. These neuroscientists who feed mice different substances and then test how that affects them: that sounds pretty straightforward.

5. It's difficult to find a country in Latin America that sounds both interesting to study and safe. I've been searching. Crime is awful in Central America/Mexico. Argentina and Chile are boring. I'm thinking Peru. . . .