Pete Sandberg
@psandberg.bsky.social
Professor of Math and Physics, Judson University
Drummer, Fox Valley Church
Husband to Jennifer
Father of 5.
Drummer, Fox Valley Church
Husband to Jennifer
Father of 5.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Y'all, I made up these extremely cromulent definitions for my transition-to-proof quiz and after writing out the proof frameworks I am like 71% convinced that they mean something and I could prove it
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Y'all, I made up these extremely cromulent definitions for my transition-to-proof quiz and after writing out the proof frameworks I am like 71% convinced that they mean something and I could prove it
So often in the last few years when we sing triumphal worship songs at church, I cringe at the war imagery often embedded and used by Christian nationalists and other right wing Christians to picture themselves as fighting for God. The Holy Spirit gave me a new image this morning.
September 14, 2025 at 5:59 PM
So often in the last few years when we sing triumphal worship songs at church, I cringe at the war imagery often embedded and used by Christian nationalists and other right wing Christians to picture themselves as fighting for God. The Holy Spirit gave me a new image this morning.
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I think the disconnect we’re seeing online is between pundits who are imagining a Charlie Kirk in their heads and professors who have lived for a decade with the (often literal) targets he and his anti-free speech organization placed on their backs.
Weird how when a Trump supporter, white supremacist, and reportedly, a former member of Turning Point USA shot up Florida State University (FSU) several months ago and killed two people - there wasn't the same national conversation about "political violence." www.mediaite.com/news/mass-sh...
September 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I think the disconnect we’re seeing online is between pundits who are imagining a Charlie Kirk in their heads and professors who have lived for a decade with the (often literal) targets he and his anti-free speech organization placed on their backs.
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"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights." Charlie Kirk, April 5, 2023, TPUSA Faith event in Utah.
Apparently, Mr. Kirk gave his life for something he strongly believed in.
Apparently, Mr. Kirk gave his life for something he strongly believed in.
September 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights." Charlie Kirk, April 5, 2023, TPUSA Faith event in Utah.
Apparently, Mr. Kirk gave his life for something he strongly believed in.
Apparently, Mr. Kirk gave his life for something he strongly believed in.
I may want to use this article in SCM219
An article about a terrible "scientific" paper and its retraction by my pal @boslough.bsky.social for Scientific American.
A Sodom and Gomorrah Story Shows Scientific Facts Aren’t Settled by Public Opinion
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-so...
A retraction shows that scientific conclusions aren’t decided by majority rule
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-so...
A retraction shows that scientific conclusions aren’t decided by majority rule
June 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I may want to use this article in SCM219
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Every single religious organization and denomination needs to raise holy hell about this - and never let these men have a moment's rest until this funding is restored.
And if you tell me you are a Christian and think this is OK, I'll tell you that you have no idea what it means to follow Jesus.
And if you tell me you are a Christian and think this is OK, I'll tell you that you have no idea what it means to follow Jesus.
A new study models impact of the implosion of US-funded disease treatment & prevention globally. It suggests Musk and Rubio will go down among history’s greatest monsters if funding is not restored.
In short: 10s of millions will die, millions of children.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
In short: 10s of millions will die, millions of children.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Count the Dead by the Millions
From HIV and tuberculosis infections to millions of dead children, the deadly impact of Rubio, Musk and Trump’s agenda has been quantified.
www.rollingstone.com
April 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Every single religious organization and denomination needs to raise holy hell about this - and never let these men have a moment's rest until this funding is restored.
And if you tell me you are a Christian and think this is OK, I'll tell you that you have no idea what it means to follow Jesus.
And if you tell me you are a Christian and think this is OK, I'll tell you that you have no idea what it means to follow Jesus.
Reading Culture Making by Andy Crouch and his argument that the most important cultural changes always happen slowly. It is comforting to think that the chaos of Trump 2.0 is not lasting change despite its quickness. But discomforting to think about the decades of slow changes that underlie it.
April 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Reading Culture Making by Andy Crouch and his argument that the most important cultural changes always happen slowly. It is comforting to think that the chaos of Trump 2.0 is not lasting change despite its quickness. But discomforting to think about the decades of slow changes that underlie it.
Big deal for my small world. Most of the staff at my church are in some program here.
Breaking news: Trinity Western University (TWU) is assuming Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS).
Trinity Western University and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School expand impact of global Christian education
Continuing the legacy of this globally recognized seminary at the TWU campus in Langley.
www.twu.ca
April 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Big deal for my small world. Most of the staff at my church are in some program here.
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A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
Pause your doom scrolling and look at this gorgeous new (to me) Cajon.
March 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Pause your doom scrolling and look at this gorgeous new (to me) Cajon.
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We can admit that the Democratic Party is boldly useless on its BEST days without drawing absurd equivalencies between it and a Republican Party that is vocally & aggressively committed to dehumanization & white supremacy.
That sort of centrism/moderation is shameful. Grow up.
That sort of centrism/moderation is shameful. Grow up.
March 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We can admit that the Democratic Party is boldly useless on its BEST days without drawing absurd equivalencies between it and a Republican Party that is vocally & aggressively committed to dehumanization & white supremacy.
That sort of centrism/moderation is shameful. Grow up.
That sort of centrism/moderation is shameful. Grow up.
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GPS tracking is not the satellites tracking the object, but the object tracking the satellites.
March 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
GPS tracking is not the satellites tracking the object, but the object tracking the satellites.
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For SCM219?
A useful article about how face-to-face encounters and personal connections can combat misinformation. As also espoused by @katharinehayhoe.com!
Countering #misinformation isn’t just about the facts—it’s about how those facts spread through social networks and communities. #Science being right isn’t enough; it must be accepted within social circles to make an impact.
https://buff.ly/4hFLwB1
By Anne Toomey @paceuniversity.bsky.social
https://buff.ly/4hFLwB1
By Anne Toomey @paceuniversity.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
For SCM219?
Wondering how many AP Readers have made it to Bluesky. Today was invitation day, at least for Calculus. Moving up to Question Leader this year.
February 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Wondering how many AP Readers have made it to Bluesky. Today was invitation day, at least for Calculus. Moving up to Question Leader this year.
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Very cool
Norway nears 100 per cent goal of all-electric cars - Almost 96 per cent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in the world and close to the country’s goal of selling only zero-emission vehicles as of this year.
www.ctvnews.ca/business/aut...
www.ctvnews.ca/business/aut...
Norway nears 100 per cent goal of all-electric cars
Almost 96 per cent of new cars registered in Norway in January were electric, an unparalled number in the world and close to the country’s goal of selling only zero-emission vehicles as of this year.
www.ctvnews.ca
February 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Very cool
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let's remember that it was an NIH scientist who designed the core of the Moderna Covid vaccine *over a single weekend*
Shutting down medical research — not just within NIH, but everywhere that’s funded by NIH — will have long-term effects on medicine & short-term effects on state, higher education & hospital budgets. This affects all of us, not just researchers.
The assault on NIH is a test for how the national media covers the Trump admin: Trump is shutting down medical research!
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
That is easy to communicate. Will they treat it as a 5 alarm fire in a way that forces the government to respond, or will they downplay & caveat it?
January 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
let's remember that it was an NIH scientist who designed the core of the Moderna Covid vaccine *over a single weekend*
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"By the end of the second century, Roman officials were not particularly aware of the nuances of Christian teaching, but they did know what the word 'bishop' meant—it meant someone who kept on agitating about the needs of the poor." –N.T. Wright
January 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"By the end of the second century, Roman officials were not particularly aware of the nuances of Christian teaching, but they did know what the word 'bishop' meant—it meant someone who kept on agitating about the needs of the poor." –N.T. Wright
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Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
- Jesus
Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
- Jesus
January 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.
Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
- Jesus
Rejoice and be glad because great is your reward in heaven.
- Jesus
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I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
January 16, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I have taken
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
the resources
that were in
the budget
and which
you were probably
saving
for higher education
Forgive me
they were needed
to feed the AI bubble
and to dismantle the humanities
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The FDA ban of red 3 has nothing to do with actual health risks & everything to do with public outrage & lobbyist money.
Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
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Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
1/
January 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The FDA ban of red 3 has nothing to do with actual health risks & everything to do with public outrage & lobbyist money.
Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
1/
Adverse effects in rats occurred when rats ate 4% of their body weight for months.
That’s equal to a person weighing 150 lbs eating 102 GRAMS of red 3 EVERY DAY, for months.
1/
I teach science majors at a liberal arts university. In particular I teach seminars about what it means to be a scientist. I’m more and more convinced those seminars need units on science communication and anti-science movements. Here’s my current reading.
January 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I teach science majors at a liberal arts university. In particular I teach seminars about what it means to be a scientist. I’m more and more convinced those seminars need units on science communication and anti-science movements. Here’s my current reading.