On teaching biology
The comments on my last post are forcing me to revisit and expand on topics I’ve neglected for a while. Let me start with this challenge from David Brugge...
Month: December 2015
Christmas science, religion, and etc. reading list
Merry Christmas everyone! I got some good comments on my last post that you should check out. I’ll respond after the holidays. But for now, I’m post...
On grand bargains
So I did my Hindu thing for a while, and took some time to write another essay about race in America. I figure I should get back to my main topic: evolution and...
Federalist essay on racial identity
As you all know, I care about diversity–racial as well as intellectual. As someone who increasingly leans right on many issues, it bothers me how conserva...
Weekend science, religion, and etc. reading list
This week is heavy on the ‘etc.’. But here it goes: Nine must-see Jamaican waterfalls. I’ve been to Reach Falls, and it’s great. Working...
Weekend science, religion, and etc. reading list
Here is is folks: My PhD research was in space plasma physics, which is basically applied electromagnetics. I have always felt James Maxwell–founder of E&...
One more on Hinduism
I’ll wrap up my Hinduism series by returning to the question that inspired it all: I would be interested in how Hindu theologians and scientists square th...