Fri, Dec 29th, 2006
I’ve had a variety of friends over the years that have tried to convince me to watch Buffy the Vampire Slayer but I just can’t see the appeal. According to my friends, it is the sort of show that I’m supposed to like and it supposedly has some kind of post-hipster-cool po-mo vibe to it, […]
Thu, Dec 28th, 2006
Border Fence Firm Snared for Hiring Illegal Workers: the ultimate irony.
Thu, Dec 28th, 2006
Video games fill psychological need, according to the CBC. Interesting analysis of videogames…
Thu, Dec 28th, 2006
the US government says cloned meat is a-okay for you to eat.
Thu, Dec 28th, 2006
In addition to my current book Making a Killing, I’m also at the proposal stage with another book on the social and environmental impacts that we can expect from the evolving and interdisciplinary field of nanotechnology. Very few people are writing about the potential impacts of these technologies in a critical way, and a colleague […]
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I am an assistant professor of sociology at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY, USA. I hold a BA in Philosophy and a BS in Agricultural Science from Penn State, and my MS and PhD are from Cornell University in Development Sociology.
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Being vegan in a non-vegan world
An informative and practical guide on veganism written with my wife Jenna.