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
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
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
Peter Enns basically condenses an entire exegesis seminary course down into something easy to read and understand. … More “The Bible Tells Me So…” by Pete Enns
We should embrace Sci-Fi as one of the more forward-thinking and intentionally introspective instances of the arts. … More Speculative Fiction Maximizes the Power of Storytelling
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
Beyond The Standard 