Mano Singham

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Name: Mano Singham
Date registered: January 9, 2012

Biography

I am a theoretical physicist and currently Director of UCITE (University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education) at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. I am the author of three books: God vs. Darwin: The War Between Evolution and Creationism in the Classroom (2009), The Achievement Gap in US Education: Canaries in the Mine (2005), and Quest for Truth: Scientific Progress and Religious Beliefs (2000). You can email me at mano.singham"'at"'case.edu.

Latest posts

  1. Tornado forming — May 21, 2013
  2. Corporate tax dodgers — May 21, 2013
  3. Are you a ‘liberal imperialist’? — May 21, 2013
  4. Supreme Court to hear case on prayer at government meetings — May 21, 2013
  5. Using the morality clause to split up gay couples — May 20, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. The religious problem for the GOP — 102 comments
  2. The Chick-fil-A controversy — 97 comments
  3. The New York subway ‘jihad poster’ fracas — 94 comments
  4. Reasonable gun rights and the constitution — 82 comments

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May 21 2013

Tornado forming

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I am fortunate to have never been near a tornado. The deadly ones that hit Oklahoma yesterday were massive. There is a breed of people called tornado chasers who actually seek them out to follow and photograph, some for scientific purposes, others just for the thrill of it.

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May 21 2013

Corporate tax dodgers

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Economics, Politics

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For a long time, Apple successfully built up an image as the good guys, cool and hip compared to the stodgy and evil Microsoft, beginning with its classic ’1984′ ad that aired during the Super Bowl of that year

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May 21 2013

Are you a ‘liberal imperialist’?

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Politics

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Stephen R. Walt takes on those whom he calls ‘liberal imperialists’.

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May 21 2013

Supreme Court to hear case on prayer at government meetings

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Politics, Religion

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I went as a guest to a big function recently that was organized by a major corporation to honor its long-service employees. There must have been close to a thousand people in the ballroom. The program began with a prayer, as if the organizers did not care that in such a large group there would …

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May 20 2013

Using the morality clause to split up gay couples

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Politics

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I wrote two weeks ago how the acceptance of adoption of children by same-sex couples preceded that of same-sex marriage because courts changed the standard for awarding custody to that of the best interests of the child. So as people started coming out openly as gay following a divorce, courts did not automatically disqualify them …

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May 20 2013

Unduly harsh punishment

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Politics

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I was not aware of this but apparently the use of all electronic devices is banned in federal courts. Maurtez Prince, 22, of Cleveland, learned this the hard way when he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for contempt for tweeting and taking photographs of a friend of his during the latter’s sentencing hearing …

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May 20 2013

The whistleblowing arms race

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Media, Politics

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President Obama has presided over one of the most opaque administrations in history, even worse than the Bush administration that was so bad that Obama’s promise to have the most transparent administration ever was greeted with great hope and optimism by advocates of open and clean government.

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May 20 2013

The puzzle of rising IQ scores

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Politics, Science

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Nearly three decades ago, work by James R. Flynn revealed that average IQ scores in developed countries were rising at a stunning pace, of the order of 0.3 points per year or more. Later work showed similar explosive gains in developing countries and that the rise (now dubbed ‘the Flynn effect’) is still continuing. How …

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May 19 2013

Film review: War on Whistleblowers

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Films, Politics

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I just watched the latest work by guerilla filmmaker Robert Greenwald. He is developing a new form of journalism that makes documentaries on important issues that are timely because they are low-budget and filmed on a short schedule, and then sells them (or even gives them away free) directly to people, bypassing the usual channels …

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May 19 2013

The Washington scandal machine

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Politics

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The Washington media talking heads had a wonderful week with the trifecta of scandals that suddenly engulfed the Obama administration. I paid just cursory attention to them, following my rule that the things that get the most attention from the chattering classes are the ones of least significance. The main consequence is to distract attention …

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