I'm trying to flesh out my Squidoo lens on genetics in evolution and I'm hitting a wall as far as ideas go. So I'm coming to you all for suggestions (since there are a number of science inclined peeps around here, plus some smart laymen who are my target audience!)
The page is here. In the comments here (or there, I'll be able to get both) feel free to tell me what isn't clear, what's ugly, what's missing, what you'd like to see or need to see...just some ideas on where I should go from here with it. It started as a showcase for articles I've written, but I want it to be stand alone (since I'm not exactly writing on the topic much lately).
Like most other things, I've been horribly neglecting my lenses and in separating out some of the more dense topics...which reminds me that our little evolution narrative populations here on OS haven't been addressed in awhile...I'll get to it lol
So much to do, so little time...
Merci beaucoup in advance.
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Next: my personal "crusade" for years has been to make Logical Fallacies fun. A la Mythbusters. I think it's a natural.
The anti-evo folks have almost cornered the market on logical fallacies, so at least some of the time choose a few fallacies and make real-world connections for people. Most Americans let evo and ID fall into a grey middle, thinking them somehow co-equal. (The ID'rs WANT that of course.)
Helping people understand how fallacious thinking confuses us, would be a real service, and a heck of lot of fun.
Your writing is not polemical. You have a Genial Voice and are a good science writer.
Anywqy, my 2 cents.
Good idea!
I think its a fantastic idea (and public service) for you to have an evolution page on there (and on here, at OS).
A nice addition may be a list of the claims against evolution (there are sooo many) and the scientific counter-claims. Sort of a debunking of the myths and disinformation that are so pervasive in our culture. Its something that could be done as a graphic as well, which can be really eye catching for someone who wants the info but doesn't want to wade through an entire journalistic piece.
Also a list of web resources may be a good idea - for instance, the London Museum of Natural History and AAAS did great things for the year of Darwin.
Great work!! What you have so far is really nice!
A.
aliquot...I'm scribbling notes furiously! Thanks
The only suggestion I might make is about the order in which the topics on the front page are covered: genetics of speciation; the role of genetics; books on evolution; evolution in today's world; evolution of simple organisms; Darwin; books on Darwin... If these are intended as independent topics, that's fine, but if readers are going to run down the topics until they find something they'd like to read about in more detail, it might be hard for them to see structure in the topic of the lens. I hope this helps.
I'm glad you chose to focus on a neglected and misunderstood subject. You are excellent at imparting clarity.
Darnit Alicia, now I gotta visit two places. :)
Wishing you the Best with this project!
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