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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.
August 26, 2010
Category: Miscellaneous
With classes set to start on Monday I am not in the mood for heavy fare. So how about some entertainment blogging! Like all sensible people I am a big fan of the James Bond movies. That none of them,...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:32 PM • 35 Comments •
August 25, 2010
Category: Miscellaneous
P. Z. Myers had heart surgery yesterday, to implant a few stents. It was all very worrisome, but since he is already back to yelling at HuffPo it seems that things will work out OK. Best wishes for a speedy...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 8:23 PM • 6 Comments •
August 23, 2010
Category: Mathematics
We begin with a joke. What's a logarithm? It's a birth control method for lumberjacks. Hahahahaha! Believe it or not, one of my high school math teachers taught me that. Actually, logarithms are a computational tool for turning products into...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:13 PM • 14 Comments •
August 22, 2010
Category: Politics
For the past few days I have been intending to do a big post about the proposed “Ground Zero Mosque,” in which I would gather up and comment on what various other people had said. Alas, I have not had...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:51 PM • 53 Comments •
August 17, 2010
Category: Religion
And speaking of evidence for God, here's Matt Rossano putting forth an interesting idea: Now this may seem too whimsical to be taken seriously, but the important point is this: however one envisions convincing scientific evidence of God, let's suppose...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 5:56 PM • 68 Comments •
August 16, 2010
Category: Religion
Monday Math is off this week. School starts in just two more weeks, and I have been making a last push to have as much of my books done as I can before it does. Cuts into my blogging time,...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:45 PM • 46 Comments •
August 12, 2010
Category: Mathematics
That's the Big Monty Hall Book for those unfamiliar with the local slang. The review appeared in the May issue of The American Statistician, not freely available online, alas. The author was Michael Sherman of Texas A & M University....
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 4:20 PM • 6 Comments •
August 9, 2010
Category: Mathematics
In this week's edition of Monday Math we look at what I regard as one of the prettiest equations in number theory. Here it is: \[ \sum_{n=1}^\infty \frac{1}{n^s} = \prod_p \left( \frac{1}{1-\frac{1}{p^s}}\right) \] Doesn't it just make your heart...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 12:04 AM • 11 Comments •
August 8, 2010
Category: Legal issues
By now you have no doubt heard that a federal judge in California has struck down Proposition Eight, a voter referendum that outlawed gay marriage. Go here for a quick summary of the basic facts. I have not had a...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:35 PM • 14 Comments •
August 4, 2010
Category: Religion
The second good post comes from Frank Schaeffer, making an argument that usually gets you dismissed as a village atheist. Here's the set-up: There is a verse in Timothy that says that all Scripture is for our edification. This verse,...
Posted by Jason Rosenhouse at 6:33 PM • 41 Comments •
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