Science and religion. There seems to be very little the two have in common, but I think it’s all in the way you perceive religion. And that is the theme of the latest episode of our IndieVoices podcast. I talk to authors who are able... Read More

There’s a perception that if you are a man or woman of science, that automatically means you are not a person of faith. In reality, there are many scientists who see science as either proof of, or an extension of, their faith. And this... Read More

A number of years ago, I wrote an article for Salon.com about how some people saw similarities between nanotech and Kabbalah. The headline was: “Nanotech angels: Kabbalah and nanotechnology share unexpected common ground: They are... Read More

Humans evolved with a quest for the spiritual. To deny it is to also deny evolution. With that, let me quote a passage from a book, which might help explain what I mean: IndieVoices: Science and Religion“Didn’t religion itself rise... Read More

Jem Lester is the father of an autistic child. And that’s what informs his highly original debut novel called Shtum, published by The Overlook Press. It tells the story of a father’s struggle to care for his nonverbal, autistic son.... Read More

Much of what is written about autism concerns children, but children grow and each family establishes its own parameters of normal. By the time they are teenagers, routines are well-established and patterns can develop for how they will... Read More

Asperger’s syndrome may now be an outdated term for one point on the autism spectrum, but it still has a place in popular culture and literature. In the newest TV depiction of Sherlock Holmes, actor Benedict Cumberbatch depicts the... Read More

I first met Temple Grandin back in 1999, when I lived in New York. She was giving a lecture on humane treatment of animals at the Jewish Theological Seminary in front of a group of rabbinical students. She explained how her autism makes... Read More