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”

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”

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”

This September, I was elected a Fellow of the International Society for Science and Religion. From the invitation, I understand that to be elected Fellow, an existing… Read more “A jolly good Fellow?”

In a recent post, I discussed transhumanism in Anil Menon’s The Beast with 9 Billion Feet. The book is terrific, offering insight into the politics of transhuman… Read more “A Moment in Indian Science Fiction, pt 2”

Recently, I read Anil Menon’s The Beast with 9 Billion Feet, a wonderful foray into genetic engineering and transhumanism, and one of the few (English language, at… Read more “A Moment in Indian Science Fiction, pt 1”

So, I’ve had a pretty good career so far. I’ve lived in India (and recently returned for Ayudha Puja, as previously described in this blog). I’ve been… Read more “Hanging out with Neil Gaiman”

I recently claimed on this blog that we need to start thinking about the empowerment of individual people…especially because “bringing factories back” is both absurd in principle*… Read more “Could Gandhi save us from Trump? pt 2”

This is part 1 — on the economics of industry It’s been widely report that Donald Trump owes his ascendancy to rhetoric of economic troubles felt by middle-Americans,… Read more “Could Gandhi save us from Trump? (part 1)”

A new first in my career as an academic: this morning I received an email asking if I could speak on a conservative political radio show. I agreed… Read more “Laura Ingraham falsely accuses me :)”