Books
Books that I have written.
Media Appearances
Podcasts and Videos in which I have appeared or which I have created.
pyndamics3
Dynamical systems simulation in Python. Includes both continuous and stochastic simulation.
Stats for Everyone
An introductory stats book from a Bayesian perspective, including Python software.
I am a Scientist, Skeptic, and Professor at Bryant University. My goal is to make technical subject matters widely accessible and to use my analytical and computational skills to assist anyone with their science-related problems.
Blog
Unbelievable Project: Miracles and healing - is it evidence for the truth of Christianity?
Unbelievable? 17 Nov 2007 - Are miracles evidence for God? - 17 November 2007 -- Miracles and healing - is it evidence for the truth of Christianity?
As part of the Unbelievable Project, I …
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Unbelievable Project: A "proxy" atheist explains why he can't believe
Unbelievable? 10 Nov 2007 - A "proxy" atheist explains why he can't believe - 10 November 2007 -- Radio Host Nick Pandolfi on being a 'proxy atheist'
As part of the Unbelievable Project …
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Unbelievable Project: The "New Atheism" - Barry Duke and David Marshall Debate
The New Atheism - 03 November 2007 -- The "New Atheism" - Barry Duke and David Marshall Debate
As part of the Unbelievable Project, I am taking notes and "arm-chair" responding to each …
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Unbelievable Project: John Lennox debates science and God - Has science buried God?
10/13/07 - John Lennox debates science and God - Has science buried God?
As part of the Unbelievable Project, I am taking notes and "arm-chair" responding to each of the …
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Unbelievable Project: God Delusion debate - Deluded by Dawkins?
8/24/07 - God Delusion debate - Deluded by Dawkins?
As part of the Unbelievable Project, I am taking notes and "arm-chair" responding to each of the Unbelievable podcast episodes satisfying …
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Unbelievable Project: Atheist and Christian bloggers discuss
As part of the Unbelievable Project, I am taking notes and "arm-chair" responding to each of the Unbelievable podcast episodes satisfying a set of simple rules.
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Unbelievable Project: God's existence, free will and faith - The Big Questions
6/22/07 - God's existence, free will and faith - The Big Questions
As part of the Unbelievable Project, I am taking notes and "arm-chair" responding to each of the Unbelievable …
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Unbelievable Project: Does Christianity enslave? - Are we better off without belief in God?
As part of the Unbelievable Project, I am taking notes and "arm-chair" responding to each of the Unbelievable podcast episodes satisfying a set of simple rules.
For a full RSS …
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Unbelievable Project: A Non-Believer's Armchair Perspective on Six Years of Christian Debates
So I've decided to start a project which will be posted here as I go along. Essentially, it is based off of the Unbelievable podcast, which for those who don't …
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Resurrection, Linear Regression, and the Art of Harmonization
Dan Barker has an Easter Challenge to any Christian to come up with a seamless account of what happened on the day of the Resurrection.
The conditions of the challenge …
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There is no population
So I've been following and intro stats class for a project of mine, and came across this curious definition:
- A statistic is number that describes a sample
- A parameter is …
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"Science Refutes God" Debate
I just finished watching the "Science Refutes God" debate. Although I am not a huge fan of Krauss and Shermer, I thought they did a decent job. As I was …
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Logical vs Reasonable
I was listening to an episode of the Rationally Speaking podcast, which overall is quite good, but from time to time I disagree. In this case they were talking about …
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God does Not Exist, Clearly
In a facebook conversation, Matthew Bell claimed that "the evidence for the existence of God has been made so clear that any who do not believe in it are without …
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A few things about Carl Sagan
It's Carl Sagan day, so it is worth to pause for a moment to remember his contributions. I remember being motivated by him, and his Cosmos series. He always had …
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Bayesian thinking
I'm a big fan of Bayesian reasoning, and I like the idea of applying it to human intelligence. Usually it is in terms of failures of reasoning, compared with the …
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Great Science Ads!
Check out the pictures at the bottom of this science museum's site. And they have some nice 30 second videos!
I particularly like:
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Breaking news: Doctor hallucinates and is convinced that science is wrong
This article in Newsweek about a neurosurgeon named Eben Alexander who had a near-death experience, states that he is convinced that heaven actually exists, and that science is wrong about …
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Critical Thinking
A recent post on critical thinking from one of my favorite climate blogs. In a nutshell there is:
- Constantly check one’s views against evidence from the real world.
- Think …
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Naturalistic Bias? Presupposing Naturalism?
I've heard in a number of debates, especially on the historicity of the Resurrection (like the very interesting 6-parter between Robert M Price and Don Johnson), that the reason a …
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Aliens!
Here is an interesting attempt to make the Drake equation more accessible:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120821-how-many-alien-worlds-exist
I like the fact that they have the various standard assumptions …
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