Michael Mira takes a disembodied look at the ghastly aftermath of the accident.

Kristen Elde recalls a traumatic tumble and wonders why we don’t fall down more often. Could something known as interactional synchrony be to thank?

Ronlyn Domingue had an accident at the age of eight that left a scar on her forehead. The incident was never forgotten. The trauma, however, was buried long ago. It wasn’t until an early morning fall against a bathroom sink that the pieces came rushing back, in gory detail. That time, someone was there to tend the deeper wound.

In the early morning hours of November 28th, Tiger Woods hit a fire hydrant and a tree with his Cadillac SUV. Since then rumors have been flying across the Internet and news media about the conflicting explanations for the accident and his injuries. But why should he tell the public what really happened? And what does it say about human nature that we care?