Month: August 2007

  • Salon: The religious state of Islamic science

    Turkish-American physicist Taner Edis explains why science in Muslim lands remains stuck in the past — and why the Golden Age of Mesopotamia wasn’t so golden after all. Q:Why did the scientific revolution happen in Christian Europe and not in the Islamic world? A: … My perception is that a number of factors came together…

  • WSJ: Why Rich Kids Don’t Stay Rich

    Rich kids, we hear, have it all. Money. Connections. Top educations. Cars and clothes. For those who are part of what Warren Buffett calls “the Lucky Sperm Club,” life is supposedly one long shopping trip with an no-limits ATM card.But what if it’s not? The great thing about America is that your parents’ social status…