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A Darwin Day Scientific Treasury

by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 12, 2013 | Literary Projects, Luke Historians, Politics, World Views

Anyone who has followed my writings for awhile knows that I have a thing for men of science. I adored Sir Isaac Newton at an early age, I wrote a screenplay about Chief Chemist Harvey Wiley as a teenage girl (I think it needs a second revision), I’ve dissected...

Dissecting ‘Darwinocracy’ UPDATED – 10/30/2011

by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 3, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

This post is an appendix to my Washington Times Communities article, Darwinocracy: The evolution question in American politics. Does Darwin rule the electorate? Why does a stigma surround those who are skeptical of Darwinism, and how should candidates respond? Ah, the...

Maher’s Monkey Business: Academic Travesty and ‘Religulous’ Obsession with O’Donnell

by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 2, 2010 | Politics, Reminiscences, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

As science is increasingly politicized in the Delaware senate race, viewers have to wonder – what is a Darwinian skeptic, and is it safe to have one in Congress? Last week, Bill Maher didn’t unearth an archived youthful indiscretion to make Christine O’Donnell the...

Bad science and its moral pretensions: The case of James J. Lee

by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 11, 2010 | The Washington Times Communities, World Views

A disturbing aspect of James J. Lee’s case is that his quest was logical according to respected — albeit false — premises. This month began with a scare at Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md.  Armed with a gun and explosives,...

It’s Official: An Asteroid Wiped Out the Scientists 150 Years Ago

by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 9, 2010 | Comedy, Satire, World Views

After all, when in doubt, blame an asteroid.  No other disaster will do. When I was a child I once acquired a mainstream “educational” coloring book about dinosaurs.  The last page in the book featured two parrots with the caption, “This is what...
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