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”

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 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”