Greg G. Wolff, a little known epidemiologist at Wright Patterson AFB, is all of a sudden quite a sensation. His article on influenza vaccination and respiratory virus interference was cited in the “Plandemic” video going around. Wolff’s article in VACCINE (currently the most downloaded article from the journal) is open access so I had aContinueContinue reading “Misrepresenting Science in the “Plandemic” Video”
Author Archives: David Yamane
In Honor of My Textbook Co-Author Keith A. Roberts
On December 31st, I submitted the revised manuscript for the 7th edition of Religion in Sociological Perspective. I am Keith Roberts’ co-author on this textbook. Keith brought me in to do the revisions for the 5th edition over a decade ago. This was wonderful for me because I had always wanted to do a textbook,ContinueContinue reading “In Honor of My Textbook Co-Author Keith A. Roberts”
Bibliographic Reflections on the Sociology of Religion
The manuscript for the 7th edition of my textbook, Religion in Sociological Perspective, is due to Sage Publications by the end of 2019. Which is just days away. One of the the last major tasks I had to complete was the bibliography. This was no small task. Including the 269 new citations I added forContinueContinue reading “Bibliographic Reflections on the Sociology of Religion”
A justification as to why a leave is essential to complete the proposed project
I am completing an application for a university funded one-semester research leave at full pay to work on a book related to my ongoing research with Katie Day on church security (generously funded by the Louisville Institute). As much as I enjoy teaching, I am grateful for the opportunity to take a leave from teachingContinueContinue reading “A justification as to why a leave is essential to complete the proposed project”
Letter of Support to Parents and Loved Ones of Wake Forest Students
Although the university’s response to threatening emails sent to 7 individual faculty and staff associated with the sociology department and 5 other units on campus was slow, the response of our department was not. In addition to the email noted in my previous post, drafted by our department chair Joseph Soares, our newest faculty member,ContinueContinue reading “Letter of Support to Parents and Loved Ones of Wake Forest Students”
Sociology Department Response to Hostile Emails Sent to Wake Forest Faculty and Staff
My academic home, Wake Forest University, is not innocent of the open and blatant racism of the past or the more hidden and subtle racism of the present. Many on campus, including members of my home department (sociology), have pressed for the university to address this. Recently, Wake Forest became the target of open andContinueContinue reading “Sociology Department Response to Hostile Emails Sent to Wake Forest Faculty and Staff”
Visiting Broad Branch Distillery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Although I love visiting distilleries when I travel, it’s nice sometimes to have a “home game.” I had toured Broad Branch Distillery in Winston-Salem, North Carolina once before, but when my family was visiting from California recently I visited again. We didn’t get a full tour the second time, but distiller Joe did take usContinueContinue reading “Visiting Broad Branch Distillery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina”
Visiting Half Moon Bay Distillery, Half Moon Bay, California
Craft distilling is where it’s at, so it was exciting to be able to tour the Half Moon Bay Distillery in my childhood home town. I especially appreciate owner Ulli’s giving us a tour on a Monday afternoon (their regularly schedule tours are Friday-Sunday). The distillery currently is tucked away in the working part ofContinueContinue reading “Visiting Half Moon Bay Distillery, Half Moon Bay, California”
Visiting St. George Spirits, Alameda, California
San Francisco is a lot of things, but a hotbed of craft distilling it is not. So we made our way over to the East Bay to visit St. George Spirits. The distillery is on the north end of Alameda Island, in a hangar on the site of the former Alameda Naval Air Station, whereContinueContinue reading “Visiting St. George Spirits, Alameda, California”
Visiting Alley 6 Craft Distillery, Healdsburg, California
Toward the end of a visit to Napa Valley, my mind turned from wine to whiskey, so on our way home we passed by Silver Oak and Jordan in the Alexander Valley and stopped at Alley 6 Craft Distillery in the Sonoma County city of Healdsburg. The Story: A distillery amid hundreds of wineries isContinueContinue reading “Visiting Alley 6 Craft Distillery, Healdsburg, California”