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Lois Schadewald

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Lois Schadewald's interest in both science and pseudoscience rubbed off  on her from her brilliant brother Robert J. Schadewald, a prolific  author and debater. When Bob died a decade ago he left behind a legacy  of published essays and book chapters, as well as much unpublished  material including a complete manuscript on the history of the Flat  Earth movement. Lois has seen to the publication of many of these pieces  in the collection Worlds of their Own: A Brief History of Misguided  Ideas; Creationism, Flat-Earthism, Energy Scams, and the Velikovsky  Affair. In this episode of Point of Inquiry, Robert M. Price asks  Lois to outline some of her brother's research in Flat Earth and Hollow  Earth "science" as well as to relate some stories of his association  with important "alternative science" figures like catastrophist Immanuel  Velikovsky. Schadewald talks about her brother's unique approach  to dealing with promoters of pseudoscience, and what he gained from it.  She discusses the timeline of Bob's research interests and how he  eventually made his way to studying creationism.   Lois Schadewald is Professor of Chemistry at Normandale Community  College in Minnesota, where she is also active with the Minnesota  Atheists.   Robert J. Schadewald (1943-2000) was a widely published science  writer. His articles dealing with unorthodoxies of science and  scholarship appeared in Science 80,  Smithsonian, Technology Illustrated, and Skeptical Inquirer among others. He  was a contributing author to six books, including The History of Science and Religion in the  Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia (Garland Publishing, 2000).  From 1986 until the mid-1990s, he served on the board of directors of  the National Center for Science Education, including two years as  president. He attended seven national creationism conferences,  interviewed Immanuel  Velikovsky, investigated perpetual motion machines, and was thrown out  of the Flat Earth Society for having spherical tendencies. Bob was  nationally recognized as an expert on creationism, perpetual motion, and  flat Earthism.

Lois Schadewald's interest in both science and pseudoscience rubbed off on her from her brilliant brother Robert J. Schadewald, a prolific author and debater. When Bob died a decade ago he left behind a legacy of published essays and book chapters, as well as much unpublished material including a complete manuscript on the history of the Flat Earth movement. Lois has seen to the publication of many of these pieces in the collection Worlds of their Own: A Brief History of Misguided Ideas; Creationism, Flat-Earthism, Energy Scams, and the Velikovsky Affair. In this episode of Point of Inquiry, Robert M. Price asks Lois to outline some of her brother's research in Flat Earth and Hollow Earth "science" as well as to relate some stories of his association with important "alternative science" figures like catastrophist Immanuel Velikovsky. Schadewald talks about her brother's unique approach to dealing with promoters of pseudoscience, and what he gained from it. She discusses the timeline of Bob's research interests and how he eventually made his way to studying creationism. Lois Schadewald is Professor of Chemistry at Normandale Community College in Minnesota, where she is also active with the Minnesota Atheists. Robert J. Schadewald (1943-2000) was a widely published science writer. His articles dealing with unorthodoxies of science and scholarship appeared in Science 80, Smithsonian, Technology Illustrated, and Skeptical Inquirer among others. He was a contributing author to six books, including The History of Science and Religion in the Western Tradition: An Encyclopedia (Garland Publishing, 2000). From 1986 until the mid-1990s, he served on the board of directors of the National Center for Science Education, including two years as president. He attended seven national creationism conferences, interviewed Immanuel Velikovsky, investigated perpetual motion machines, and was thrown out of the Flat Earth Society for having spherical tendencies. Bob was nationally recognized as an expert on creationism, perpetual motion, and flat Earthism.

Lois Schadewald - The Schadewald Legacy: Nemesis of Pseudo-Science

"The Universe does not bend itself to our ignorance."  This simple truism is just one of the many observations made by author, skeptic and former president of the National Center for Science Education Robert J. Schadewald, who died of cancer on March 12th, 2000.This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with his sister Lois Schadewald, who compiled and published a humorous, insightful volume of her brother's articles, essays and interviews in 2008. Entitled Worlds of Their Own: A Brief History of Misguided Ideas; Creationism, Flat-Earthism, Energy Scams, and the Velikovsky Affair, Robert Schadewald's work reminds us that in order to understand the difference between science and pseudoscience we must investigate the unique claims and personalities of some of history's most unorthodox thinkers. Only then can we begin to learn what leads some people to embrace critical thinking and science — and others cling to their own realities despite all the evidence in the universe….

"The Universe does not bend itself to our ignorance."  This simple truism is just one of the many observations made by author, skeptic and former president of the National Center for Science Education Robert J. Schadewald, who died of cancer on March 12th, 2000. This week on Skepticality, Swoopy talks with his sister Lois Schadewald, who compiled and published a humorous, insightful volume of her brother's articles, essays and interviews in 2008. Entitled Worlds of Their Own: A Brief History of Misguided Ideas; Creationism, Flat-Earthism, Energy Scams, and the Velikovsky Affair, Robert Schadewald's work reminds us that in order to understand the difference between science and pseudoscience we must investigate the unique claims and personalities of some of history's most unorthodox thinkers. Only then can we begin to learn what leads some people to embrace critical thinking and science — and others cling to their own realities despite all the evidence in the universe….

Skepticality #119 - Worlds of Their Own - Guest: Lois Schadewald