Science History
- The Pagan Roots Of Easter
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Teaching any sort of academic program with religious content can be a tricky undertaking. Religious passions, whether pro or con, can be volatile; religion is a matter about which people can become upset. My doctoral studies were in the relatively safe ar ...
Article - The Conversation - Apr 19 2025 - 3:43pm
- Tycho Brahe: Mercury Didn't Kill Him
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How did Tycho Brahe die? It's been a mystery for over 400 years. 11 days after he took ill, he passed away on October 24th, 1601 and in that wake arose a host of speculations, myths, conspiracies and hypotheses. One persistent theory, that involved ...
Article - News Staff - Jul 22 2025 - 2:49pm
- Adam Smith And The Transactional Fallacy
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A guest on NPR’s Morning Edition (August 26) mis-characterized pioneering economist Adam Smith as a pure transactionalist. Smith’s metaphorical “invisible hand,” the guest asserted, suggested self-interest drives our every action. It’s a big deal – in fac ...
Article - Fred Phillips - Aug 31 2025 - 10:49am
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