Non-Math Stuff

Martial Arts

• Allegheny Aikikai Aikido

• Joseki Judo and Ju-Jitsu

Music

• Recordings

Photography

• Gigapans

Recommended Reading

• The Age of Reason (1796) by Thomas Paine
• America's Four Gods: What We Say about God -- and What That Says about us by Paul Froese and Christopher Bader
• The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies - How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths by Michael Shermer
• Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World by H.H. Dalai Lama
• Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
• Discrimination and Disparities by Thomas Sowell
• The Ethics of Belief (1877) by William K. Clifford - "It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence."
• Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
• The Gnostic Gospels by Elaine Pagels
• God and the Folly of Faith: The Incompatibility of Science and Religion by Victor Stenger
• The Gods (1872) by Robert Green Ingersoll
• Logically Fallcious: The Ultimate Collection of Over 300 Logical Fallacies by Bo Bennett
• Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
• Our Political Nature: The Evolutionary Origins of What Divides Us by Avi Tuschman
• Prometheus Bedeviled: Science and the Contradictions of Contempoary Culture by Norman Levitt
• Sense and Goodness Without God: A Defense of Metaphysical Naturalism by Richard Carrier
• The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies: The Art of Mental Trickery by Richard Paul and Linda Elder
• The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God by Carl Sagan

Web Sites

• American Humanist Association -- Good without a god.
• Facebook -- David Hurtubise's Facebook page: Math, Science, Philosophy, Skepticism, Humanism.
• Fallacy Files -- Nice collection of logical fallacies and other sorts of bad reasoning.
• FIRE -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
• The Friendly Atheist -- Excellent blog written by a (former) high school math teacher near Chicago.
• Infidels.org -- Extensive collection of writings about various religions - "a drop of reason in a pool of confusion".
• James Randi Educational Foundation -- debunking claims of paranormal abilities.
• The Skeptic's Annotated Bible -- Includes the Koran and The Book of Mormon.
• The Skeptic's Dictionary -- "Exploring strange beliefs, amusing deceptions, and dangerous delusions since 1994".
• The Skeptics Society -- "Examining extraordinary claims and promoting science".
• Snopes -- Articles on urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
• What's The Harm? -- A site "designed to make a point about the danger of not thinking critically."
• YourMorals.org -- "where you can learn about your own morality, ethics, and/or values, while also contributing to scientific research."

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