I am a theoretical physicist and retired Director of UCITE (University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education) and adjunct associate professor of physics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. I have a B.Sc. degree in physics and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in theoretical nuclear physics. My research and writing research interests are in the fields of physics, philosophy of science, epistemology, and education.
I am a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
My next book THE GREAT PARADOX OF SCIENCE: Why its conclusions can be relied upon even though they cannot be proven will be published by Oxford University Press on November 20, 2019. I am also the author of three other books: (1) God vs. Darwin: The War Between Evolution and Creationism in the Classroom (2009), (2) The Achievement Gap in US Education: Canaries in the Mine (2005), and (3) Quest for Truth: Scientific Progress and Religious Beliefs (2000).