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The collection of
writings that follows may be of interest to
a) those who know
me,
b) those who once knew me and wonder how I "went bad",
c) those who thought they knew me but didn't know I was interested in
anything except physics, math, and astronomy, and
d) possibly others.
The individual writings,
which span a 30 year period, are in a variety of formats: essays, articles,
chapel talks, letters to the editor, Op Ed pieces, a "blog"
and several web sites. Each piece stands on its own, written for a specific
occasion with no thought of building toward a larger work. Their loose
coherence as a body of work emerges only in retrospect.
I have changed along
the way. I grew up in a loving, apolitical, nominally Republican, religiously
conservative, Protestant home. I am now politically progressive, religiously
a liberal Quaker, and an activist for peace and social justice. The changes
came about incrementally, not through rebellion. The writings are not
about this changing worldview, but they echo it.
I welcome dialogue
to the extent that time and energy allow. E-mail
Link
From My College
and Seminary Days
Webb School Chapel
Talks
Working with Refugees
Politics and Conscience
The Quaker and other Spiritual Perspectives
9/11 Truth
Starting about 2006 I started to grow skeptical of the official story of what happened on 9/11. A number of other
scientists and engineers were publishing their critiques and their own analysis (notably Steven Jones, looking at
evidence for the use of thermite and nanothermite in the buildings and a comprehensive website by Jim Hoffman
highlighting evidence that actual demolition would be needed to bring the buildings down). I realized I had the capability
to make my own measurements from the videos using video frame tracking software. As a result I worked several years
with Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and am currently the coordinator of Scientists for 9/11 Truth.
Articles about Physics and Mathematics Teaching
Other
Collections of Writings
Some of the Web
Sites I Author or Maintain
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