Josh Kornbluth

Josh Kornbluth

Sheldon Wolin: 1922-2015

In the middle of my sophomore year at Princeton, in the late ’70s, I was at a loss for what major to declare.  I’d flamed out in mathematics, followed by similar meltdowns in physics, biology, and chemistry.  Now, it seemed, I had no other choice but to major in the humanities (something my father had always told … Read more

A Lecturer, But Not Yet a Graduate

Last Thursday I had the remarkable, perplexing, and wistful experience of returning to Princeton University, my almost alma mater.  The occasion was a performance of my monologue The Mathematics of Change, as part of the J. Edward Farnum Lecture Series (co-sponsored by the Princeton Math Dept.). This was my first time back at Princeton since … Read more