I am an academic - it goes without saying that I have opinions. Below are links to articles, websites and books that I enjoy reading. Needless to say, these are my opinions and do not in any way represent the views of my employer, the University of Windsor.
Articles
- Preserve the roles of tenure, teaching and research - D.G. Homberger and A.R.P. Rau
- Why “Intelligent Design” (ID) is not science, and why, therefore, it should not be taught in a science curriculum. - Penny Higgins
- Addressing the public about science and religion - Murray Peshkin
Books
- Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and Life - Nassim Taleb - for Dan (there's more to real-life probability distributions than Gaussians)
- Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen - an all-time favourite
- Symmetries in Quantum Physics - U. Fano and A.R.P. Rau - invaluable for an AMO physicist
- The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics - Gary Zukav - correct science explained in an entertaining way!
- Spherical Harmonics - Catherine Asaro - cool science fiction from a real physicist
Websites
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Physics Central
- Carnatic music krithi audio archive