Then and Now
During one of my low points during COVID, I read Martin Seligman's book, Flourish. The book was a bit uneven, but I was intrigued enough to take the online VIA (=Values in Action) Survey of Character Strengths. According to the test results, … [Continue reading] about Branching Out
One of my goals when I started the Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine project was to reach a point where we could not only make inscriptions relevant and exciting, but also that we could use them for digital analyses. I am happy to report a first … [Continue reading] about Inscriptions and Machine Learning
This last semester I taught a new course, "Happiness and the Pursuit of the Good Life," the goal of which was to put positive psychology and religious texts into conversation. The class was overwhelmingly popular. I ended with around 400 students, … [Continue reading] about The Larger Picture
Our work continues on "Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine" on a spiffy, newly designed website. The site came to the attention of the Jewish News Service, which wrote a nice article on us. A special shout out to Dr. Christopher Zeichman and Dr. … [Continue reading] about Article on “Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine”
I have recently posted an online course on my website, "Judaism, Christianity, Islam." The course, based on one that I developed and taught at Brown University, introduces these three "Abrahamic" traditions. You can follow the course in sequence, … [Continue reading] about Judaism, Christianity, Islam: A New Online Course