The Weekly SPI Fellows Update
by Julie Esris
Secular Policy Institute is proud to introduce three new Fellows, Ian Morris, John McWhorter, and Greg Benford:
Ian Morris┬áhas been working at Stanford University since 1995, where he has served as Associate Dean of Humanities and Sciences, Chair of the Classics Department, and Director of the Social Science History Institute. He helped found the Stanford Archeology Center┬áand has served as its director for two terms. As if that weren’t enough, he has published extensively on ancient Mediterranean history and archeology, and on world history.
John McWhorter is a professor at Columbia University, where he teaches linguistics and American studies. He has published several books on linguistics and race relations, including The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language and Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America.
Greg Benford is a science fiction author, an astrophysicist, and a member of the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. He boasts over 200 scientific publications, and his extensive research has been supported by NSF, NASA, AFOSR, DOE, and other agencies.
Professor of neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine and SPI Fellow James R. Doty has finished a new book, Into the Magic Shop, that will be released in the beginning of next year. It looks pretty exciting, so make sure you pre-order your copy today!
Yemen is a “cunning state”? What does that mean, exactly? Why exactly has it failed its citizens so badly? Find out in this insightful article by writer, human rights activist, and SPI Fellow┬áElham Manea.