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S. E. Hoffman is a scientist and writer, as well as a musician and classical singer. She has undergraduate degrees in geology and astronomy from San Francisco State University and a graduate degree in oceanography from Oregon State University. She is a geologist specializing in the origin and evolution of the Earth's crust. She wrote the original scientific paper that proposed that life on Earth originated in oceanic hydrothermal vents. Her studies of ancient rocks showed that Earth had an ocean at least 3.5 billion years ago and that the geochemical signatures of hydrothermal alteration in those rocks are exactly the same as those found in modern oceanic crust. She is a regular reviewer of science books for Publishers Weekly as well as a freelance science journalist.
Sunday, September 14, 2008 She's Not ReadySHARE
Bob Herbert unflinchingly examines the Sarah Palin record and finds her ignorant and unprepared to be on the national ticket. McCain's hypocritical choice is a catastrophe waiting to happen.
Sunday, September 14, 2008 Making America StupidSHARE
Thomas Friedman: John McCain's campaign aims to turn everything, even the most critical issues facing our country, into a wedge issue, without offering any real solutions to our problems.
Sunday, September 14, 2008 Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends, Lashed FoesSHARE
A "Good Ol' Girls" network instead of a "Good Ol' Boys" network is still bad government. Good government means hiring on the basis of competency. Bush's federal government has failed miserably at that and Palin would continue the misery.
Sunday, September 14, 2008 Wind Power Wins in DelawareSHARE
How Delaware approved a wind power installation off-shore and what economic realities spurred the state to do it. Shows that wind power has huge potential all along the East Coast Bight. More coal-fired plants are unnecessary.
Thursday, June 14, 2007 Darwin & Design -- The Illusion of DesignSHARE
Dr. Richard Dawkins explains the illusory logic and fundamental ignorance behind the concept of "Intelligent Design." He describes how creationists misuse scientific arguments, exploit gaps in knowledge, and obfuscate arguments to attempt to undermine the concepts of Darwinian evolution. However, all of these efforts stem from a fundamental (and perhaps willful) misunderstanding of what Darwinian evolution really entails.
Thursday, June 14, 2007 Darwin in CourtSHARE
Richard Milner reviews five recent books on the Dover PA "monkey trial" and discusses where things stand now in the attempts to put creationism into public schools.