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| "Panning for gold," Indiana-style |
Fans of the television show "Big Bang Theory" are probably well aware of the low regard in which main character Sheldon Cooper holds the science of geology. That's probably because of the introductory college course "rocks for jocks" that so many liberal arts majors take when the meteorology classes are full and they still need a science elective. Unfortunately, most of said liberal arts majors – and more than a few science majors – are remain ignorant of even the most basic geology. One such self-described "scientist" (now a dog trainer) is
Marina Somma, and she managed to utterly botch a simple assignment in the earth sciences when she rewrote "
Gems & Stones Found in Indiana" for Sciencing.com. Biology type
Sylvie Tremblay, who supposedly reviewed the science, was no help...
