The pandemic has taken a toll on all of us, our students and faculty alike. Much to our dismay however, we learnt that the graduate students are facing a second blow from the SBU administration: this administration just increased the graduate student fee yet again… … More An open letter to Physics and Astronomy faculty at Stony Brook University
The My Morning Jacket at Forest Hills Stadium concert was the very first time I ever intentionally purchased tickets and attended a concert, and it kind of spoiled me because of how good they are live. … More 2017 in Music
Horror is the sense of loss, uncertainty, and fear that comes with tearing down a worldview and working frantically to find and understand the real truth. … More A Theory of Horror
I walked in feeling like I was different and other, and I left knowing that there is still work left for all of us to do to heal that long standing societal and personal damage. … More What I felt at The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum as a white Mississippian
Gibson bends the structure of traditional story telling, the English language, and the reader’s mind, and leaves you wanting more, with two more books in the trilogy waiting to be explored. … More “Neuromancer” by William Gibson
Taken as a whole, Feynman is a veritable popular-philosopher of science. He understood the limits of science so well he was able on multiple occasions to recognize false an self-imposed boundaries, knock them down, and push those fields decades forward in one go. … More “The Pleasure of Finding Things Out” by Richard Feynman
Here is a list of some of the most helpful books I have been reading over the last few years or so in addressing questions of science and religion. … More Questions of Science and Christianity – Intro
We actually really can do more than simply sending our thoughts and prayers to victims of natural disasters. … More Responding to Disaster
The sin of certainty is not having faith in God but rather relying on one’s own understanding and ability to be right all the time. … More “The Sin of Certainty” by Pete Enns
Dismantling white supremacy requires listening to the voices of the marginalized and oppressed and subsequent action. It is the responsibility of those in traditionally privileged positions to listen to the marginalized and to step aside and become followers and allies. … More Fighting White Supremacy
