It is up to all of us to examine ourselves and recognize that the racialization of America today is largely due to structural problems and that therefore structural solutions are required to resolve them. … More “Divided by Faith” by Emerson and Smith
Post scarcity can be a problem, as all of the wealth may pool in one place, to the detriment of everyone else. … More “Trekonomics” by Manu Saadia
I’m hoping this summer school program goes well, and I’ll be sure to post updates if anything interesting shows up. … More Philly and D.C. – 05/28/2017
“Waking Up White” is an introspective and eye opening first step towards understanding white privilege and racism in America. … More “Waking Up White” by Debbie Irving
We search carefully for new physics beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics – even though it has withstood decades of scrutiny – since it can’t explain everything … More What’s the Matter with Matter?
Avatar is bad for the very reason that Disney is now capitalizing on. … More Avatar (2009) is Incredibly Intellectually Dishonest
Alien life is probably out there, and it could have a huge effect on modern religion … More Aliens
Aiming to foster engagement within the local and larger communities, we have created a PGSA at SBU … More Forming a Physics Graduate Student Association at Stony Brook
It is natural to want to carefully argue and defend your position, but at what cost? … More Political Discourse has Devolved into Partisan Shouting Matches
Fundamentalists and political spin-doctors have turned science into a boogey man. … More The “Politicization” of Science and The People’s Climate March
