I just made my first substantive Substack post. You can check it out here. … [Continue reading] about The Business of Astrology on Substack
Substack: Blastoff
Dear Readers, I love you! I have nurtured this blog for over a decade. My posts have been erratic, and a bit uneven, but I've gotten great pleasure out of sharing my ideas here, and have been moved and improved by your generous engagement. I … [Continue reading] about Substack: Blastoff
Happiness Course
I am teaching my class "Happiness and Pursuit of the Good Life" for the second time at Brown, and it is hard to believe that we are moving into the final weeks. I hope to have more to say about my experience teaching this class, but for now there is … [Continue reading] about Happiness Course
AI and the Classroom
Conversations about AI in the classroom have been raging this year. Among teachers, it has mainly been a conversation tinged with fear: how do I keep my students from using it to cheat? How do I detect it? Should I even bother to assign essays and … [Continue reading] about AI and the Classroom
Shabbat in Carthage
While teaching my undergraduate course on The Ten Commandments this semester, I came upon the following passage in a sermon that Augustine preached in Carthage in 401: And you, you despise him who is equal to the Father and one with the Father. You … [Continue reading] about Shabbat in Carthage