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    Available: sample chapter from Temples of Modernity

    I’m delighted to post that the folks at Lexington Books have given me permission to publish an excerpt of Temples of Modernity: Nationalism, Hinduism, and Transhumanism in… Read more “Available: sample chapter from Temples of Modernity”

    January 26, 2019 by robertgeraci

    Science, religion, national pride

    In my recent book, Temples of Modernity, one of my arguments is that religion, science, & technology can be integrated as a form of nationalist rhetoric. I… Read more “Science, religion, national pride”

    January 4, 2019 by robertgeraci

    Back to the Future

    All right; in fairness, I’m not good about blogging. I don’t know that the content of my blogging is all that good and, on top of that,… Read more “Back to the Future”

    December 11, 2018 by robertgeraci

    Politics, perspective, and composition

    There’s something to be said for scholarship in an era of political upheaval. If nothing else, the Trump era and its lead-up provoked in me a somewhat… Read more “Politics, perspective, and composition”

    August 22, 2018 by robertgeraci

    The AI apocalypse is catching on

    Thanks to the help of Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and others, we’re seeing an increasingly public conversation about Apocalyptic AI (the belief that machines will become transcendent… Read more “The AI apocalypse is catching on”

    June 5, 2018 by robertgeraci

    Home schooling with the Simulation Hypothesis

    Recently, my 12-year old daughter read Ready Player One (a particularly fun read for gamers, Dungeons & Dragons players, children of the 80s, and the rest of… Read more “Home schooling with the Simulation Hypothesis”

    March 20, 2018 by robertgeraci

    Return to Sender

    With considerable delight, I report that the Fulbright Association, the Council for International Exchange of Scholars, and the Indian government have approved my latest research project for… Read more “Return to Sender”

    February 26, 2018 by robertgeraci

    American Disasters: distrust in science, the end of optimism, and the rise of fake news

    For many in today’s America, 9/11/2001 marks a radical shift in our vision of the future. Supposedly we went from prosperity, productivity, and security to fear, negativity,… Read more “American Disasters: distrust in science, the end of optimism, and the rise of fake news”

    January 27, 2018March 19, 2018 by robertgeraci

    Harry Potter and the Augmented Enchantment of the World

    One of the key themes in my forthcoming book is that people enchant the world using technology. There’s this persistent (and wrong) idea in the social sciences… Read more “Harry Potter and the Augmented Enchantment of the World”

    December 3, 2017December 3, 2017 by robertgeraci

    Robots, religion, and Indian cinema

    This week, a friend in India sent me a fascinating link: a brand new cinematic short based on a story written by the great Indian filmmaker Satyajit… Read more “Robots, religion, and Indian cinema”

    October 21, 2017 by robertgeraci

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