Happy Ada Lovelace Day!
Man, did I pick an auspicious time to transition to Patheos; it’s Ada Lovelace Day. Ada Lovelace Day aims to raise the profile of women in science, technology, engineering and maths by encouraging...
View ArticleInfinite Inaccuracy
I spent the weekend at an alumni event for my college debating group. In the wee hours of the morning, a fellow transhumanist and I were arguing with a rather tipsy post-modernist. PoMo guy was...
View ArticleIs it Maps All the Way Down?
Yesterday, I went to the Dominican House of Studies for a symposium on Creation and Modern Science, and one of the speakers was Edward Feser, author of The Last Superstition (the book that got me...
View ArticleHappy Birthday, Mr. Turing
1 It’s Alan Turing’s birthday! Google has a nice outline of his life and work for you to check out, and a ribbon-style Turing machine on the Google.com homepage that lets you get an idea for how to do...
View ArticleToday’s Big Controversy
All week, I’ve been looking forward to today, but I was mindful that it might be contentious and provoke rancor among my friends. But, ultimately, truth is more important than partisanship, so, come...
View ArticleLet’s have a Math-Theology Bookclub!
Guys, my life is really really wonderful right now. I just found out about the existence of Naming Infinity: A True Story of Religious Mysticism and Mathematical Creativity, and my cup runneth over....
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