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Jason Rosenhouse received
his PhD in mathematics
from Dartmouth College in 2000.
He subsequently spent three years as a post-doc at
Kansas State University.
Observing the machinations of the Kansas Board of Education
led to his unhealthy obsession with issues related
to evolution and creationism.
Currently he is an Associate Professor of
Mathematics at James Madison University,
in Harrisonburg, VA.
May 27, 2010
Category: Religion
Or so Karl Giberson seems to think. Early in his essay he writes: This might suggest that Ken Ham and his Creation Museum in Petersburg, Ky., are becoming less relevant, as they speak for -- and to -- an increasingly...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 12:57 AM • 10 Comments •
Category: Religion
The Dalai Lama had an op-ed in The New York Times the other day. Alas, he got off to a very bad start with this: WHEN I was a boy in Tibet, I felt that my own Buddhist religion must...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 12:36 AM • 15 Comments •
May 24, 2010
Category: Mathematics
Martin Gardner has died at the age of 95. He was a prolific writer in three different areas: mathematics, magic and debunking pseudoscience. Since those happen to be three of my favorite things in life you can imagine how big...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 8:50 PM • 5 Comments •
May 20, 2010
Category: Religion
I have now had a chance to read Elaine Howard Ecklund's new book Science vs. Relgion: What Scientists Really Think. It is worth reading, despite her annoying decision to include social scientists, but not mathematicians, in her definition of “scienitst.”...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 8:56 PM • 100 Comments •
May 11, 2010
Category: Chess
Could this fantastic match have ended in any other way than with a tremendous tactical slugfest? The final game of the big chess match took place today, with the score tied and Topalov playing white. Topalov did what Topalov does:...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 8:06 PM • 8 Comments •
May 9, 2010
Category: Chess
I've gotten a bit behind in my chess match coverage. Time to remedy that! Last we saw Anand had blundered away an easily drawn endgame in Game Eight. This allowed Topalov to tie the match. Undeterred, Anand came out swinging...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 8:40 PM • 1 Comments •
May 5, 2010
Category: Chess
You didn't think I'd forgotten about the big chess match, did you? Topalov won game eight to tie the match with four games to go. His win had more to do with Anand's carelessness than it did with his own...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 8:24 PM • 10 Comments •
Category: Science
Via Jerry Coyne, I came across this essay over at the BioLogos website. The author: Steven Benner. The title: The Dangers of Advocacy in Science. The key paragraphs: This provides another reason why it is easy to be confused about...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:31 PM • 27 Comments •
Category: Politics
As part of his ongoing campaign to make himself as buffoonish as possible, Joe Lieberman devised a brilliant idea for dealing with American terror suspects: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) thinks he's found a work-around on the whole Miranda rights debate...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:37 PM • 9 Comments •
May 3, 2010
Category: Chess
The big chess match continues apace. In Game Five the players plowed down the same line of the Slav Defense they explored in Game Three. No doubt Topalov had an improvement in mind, but Anand varied first. Topalov pressed, but...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 7:17 PM • 8 Comments •
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