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'''Sherrie Lynne Lyons''' (1947) is an American author, [[History of science|science historian]] and [[Skepticism|skeptic]].
{{Short description|American author, science historian and skeptic}}
'''Sherrie Lynne Lyons''' (born 1947) is an American author, [[History of science|science historian]] and [[Skepticism|skeptic]].


Lyons works as an Assistant Professor at the Center for Distance Learning of [[Empire State College]] at the [[State University of New York]].<ref>[http://www.alibris.co.uk/search/books/author/Sherrie-Lynne-Lyons "Sherrie Lynne Lyons"]. [[Alibris]].</ref>
Lyons worked as an Assistant Professor at the Center for Distance Learning of [[Empire State College]] at the [[State University of New York]].<ref>[http://www.alibris.co.uk/search/books/author/Sherrie-Lynne-Lyons "Sherrie Lynne Lyons"]. [[Alibris]].</ref>


She is the author of the book ''Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age'' (2011), which explores the distinctions between [[science]] and [[pseudoscience]].<ref>[http://www.sunypress.edu/p-4863-species-serpents-spirits-and-sk.aspx "Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls"]. [[State University of New York Press]].</ref> The book contains skeptical information on [[cryptzoology]], [[parapsychology]], [[phrenology]] and [[spiritualism]]. It is notable for documenting the early scientific debates about [[sea serpent]]s.<ref>Jones, Greta. (2011). ''Review of Sherrie Lynne Lyons Species, Serpents, Spirits and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age''. ''[[Journal of British Studies]]'' 50: 1022-1023.</ref><ref>Pearl, Sharrona. (2010). ''Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age, by Sherrie Lynne Lyons''. ''[[Victorian Studies]]''. Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 141-143.</ref>
She is the author of the book ''Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age'' (2011), which explores the distinctions between [[science]] and [[pseudoscience]].<ref>[http://www.sunypress.edu/p-4863-species-serpents-spirits-and-sk.aspx "Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls"]. [[State University of New York Press]].</ref> The book contains skeptical information on [[cryptozoology]], [[parapsychology]], [[phrenology]] and [[Spiritualism (beliefs)|spiritualism]]. It is notable for documenting the early scientific debates about [[sea serpent]]s.<ref>Jones, Greta. (2011). ''Review of Sherrie Lynne Lyons Species, Serpents, Spirits and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age''. ''[[Journal of British Studies]]'' 50: 1022-1023.</ref><ref>Pearl, Sharrona. (2010). ''Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age, by Sherrie Lynne Lyons''. ''[[Victorian Studies]]''. Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 141-143.</ref>


==Publications==
==Publications==


*''Thomas Henry Huxley: The Evolution of a Scientist'' ([[Prometheus Books]], 1999)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Codella |first=Sylvio G. |date=2000-10-01 |title="Not Just Darwin's Bulldog" |journal=BioScience |volume=50 |issue=10 |pages=914–916 |doi=10.1641/0006-3568(2000)050[0914:NJDSB]2.0.CO;2 |issn=0006-3568|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ghiselin |first=Michael T. |date=2001 |title=Review of Thomas Henry Huxley: The Evolution of a Scientist |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23332324 |journal=History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences |volume=23 |issue=2 |pages=309–310 |jstor=23332324 |issn=0391-9714}}</ref>
*''Thomas Henry Huxley: The Evolution of a Scientist'' ([[Prometheus Books]], 1999)
*''Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age'' ([[State University of New York Press]], 2010) ISBN 978-1-4384-2802-4
*''Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age'' ([[State University of New York Press]], 2010) {{ISBN|978-1-4384-2802-4}}
*''Evolution: The Basics'' ([[Routledge]], 2011)<ref>{{cite journal|author=Zarpentine, Chris|year=2013|title=Nothing makes sense except in light of evolution|journal=Metascience|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11016-012-9739-1|volume=22|issue=2|pages=343–346|doi=10.1007/s11016-012-9739-1|s2cid=254792428 }}</ref>
*''Evolution: The Basics'' ([[Routledge]], 2011)
*''From Cells to Organisms: Re-Envisioning Cell Theory'' ([[University of Toronto Press]], 2020) {{ISBN|978-1-4426-3509-8}}<ref>{{cite journal|author=Carlson, Elof Axel|year=2021|title=From Cells to Organisms: Re-envisioning Cell Theory|journal=The Quarterly Review of Biology|url=https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/714473|volume=96|issue=2|pages=151|doi=10.1086/714473|s2cid=236373872 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:25, 11 May 2024

Sherrie Lynne Lyons (born 1947) is an American author, science historian and skeptic.

Lyons worked as an Assistant Professor at the Center for Distance Learning of Empire State College at the State University of New York.[1]

She is the author of the book Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age (2011), which explores the distinctions between science and pseudoscience.[2] The book contains skeptical information on cryptozoology, parapsychology, phrenology and spiritualism. It is notable for documenting the early scientific debates about sea serpents.[3][4]

Publications

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  • Thomas Henry Huxley: The Evolution of a Scientist (Prometheus Books, 1999)[5][6]
  • Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age (State University of New York Press, 2010) ISBN 978-1-4384-2802-4
  • Evolution: The Basics (Routledge, 2011)[7]
  • From Cells to Organisms: Re-Envisioning Cell Theory (University of Toronto Press, 2020) ISBN 978-1-4426-3509-8[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sherrie Lynne Lyons". Alibris.
  2. ^ "Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls". State University of New York Press.
  3. ^ Jones, Greta. (2011). Review of Sherrie Lynne Lyons Species, Serpents, Spirits and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age. Journal of British Studies 50: 1022-1023.
  4. ^ Pearl, Sharrona. (2010). Species, Serpents, Spirits, and Skulls: Science at the Margins in the Victorian Age, by Sherrie Lynne Lyons. Victorian Studies. Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 141-143.
  5. ^ Codella, Sylvio G. (2000-10-01). ""Not Just Darwin's Bulldog"". BioScience. 50 (10): 914–916. doi:10.1641/0006-3568(2000)050[0914:NJDSB]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0006-3568.
  6. ^ Ghiselin, Michael T. (2001). "Review of Thomas Henry Huxley: The Evolution of a Scientist". History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences. 23 (2): 309–310. ISSN 0391-9714. JSTOR 23332324.
  7. ^ Zarpentine, Chris (2013). "Nothing makes sense except in light of evolution". Metascience. 22 (2): 343–346. doi:10.1007/s11016-012-9739-1. S2CID 254792428.
  8. ^ Carlson, Elof Axel (2021). "From Cells to Organisms: Re-envisioning Cell Theory". The Quarterly Review of Biology. 96 (2): 151. doi:10.1086/714473. S2CID 236373872.
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