List of Publications
Dr. Steindór J. Erlingsson
Peer reviewed papers:
The costs of being a
restless intellect: Julian Huxley’s popular and scientific career in the 1920s.
Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 40: 101-108, 2009.
The Plymouth Laboratory
and the Institutionalisation of Experimental Zoology in Britain in the 1920s.
Journal of the History of Biology; 42: 151-183, 2009.
"The Rise of Experimental Zoology in
"Confronting Positivism: On the Tension
that Existed Between the British Biologist Lancelot Hogben and Julian
Huxley" (Ráđist ađ
rótum pósitívismans: Hugleiđing um togstreituna milli bresku líffrćđinganna
Julians Huxley og Lancelots Hogben). Skírnir, 180(1): 129-150, 2007.
"'It can be very illuminating to converse
with an intelligent heathen': The interaction of religion and science thorough
the ages" („Ţađ
getur veriđ gaman ađ rćđa viđ gáfađan heiđingja“: Samskipti trúarbragđa og
raunvísinda í tímans rás). Glíman 3: 117-137, 2006.
"Races, Ideology and Power" (Kynţćttir, hugmyndafrćđi
og vald). Vísindavefur.is/Málstofan, 14.
júní, 2005
From Haeckelian Monist
to Anti-Haeckelian Vitalist: The Transformation of the Icelandic Naturalist
Thorvaldur Thoroddsen (1855-1921). The Journal of the History of Biology.
35: 443-470, 2002.
"The Conceptual World of Thorvaldur
Thoroddsen 1872-1910" (Hugmyndaheimur Thorvalds
Thoroddsens 1872-1910). Skírnir,175: 354-88, 2001.
Introduction of Mendelism
in Iceland. Icelandic Agricultural Sciences, 13: 61-78, 2000.
Papers in preparation
"Disciplining Experimental Zoology: The
Creation of the British Journal of Experimental Biology and the Society of
Experimental Biology" (submitted).
"The Colonisation of the Theory of
Evolution in
"“Enfant terrible”: Lancelot Hogben’s life
and work in the 1920s" (in preparation).
Book
Our Genes:
Biotechnology and Icelandic Society (Genin okkar: Líftćknin og íslenskt
samfélag). Reykjavík: Forlagiđ, 2002. An AP story
featuring me and the book was published in numerous countires.
Book chapters
”The Art of Dealing With Mental Disorder” (Listin ađ kljást viđ geđröskun), in Crazy Recovery Stories (Geđveikar
batasögur; Herdís Benediktsdóttir, editor and publisher). Reykjavík, 2009, bls. 77-82.
"« Genetic park » ou la transformation
d’une île en laboratoire : l’Islandein" (with Marion Thomas), in Médecine et sciences humaines. Manuel pour les études
médicales, (Jean-Marc Mouillié,Céline Lefčve & Laurent Visier,
editors), pp. 576-582,
"The Plymouth laboratory of the Marine
Biological Association and the rise of experimental zoology in Britain",
in Who Needs Scientific Instruments (Bart Grob og Hans Hooijmaijers,
eds.),
"Historical background of Björg C.
Ţorláksson's evolutionary ideology" (Sögulegur bakgrunnur
lífţróunarhugmynda Bjargar C. Ţorláksson). In Björg: Verk Bjargar C.
Ţorláksson, Sigríđur. D.
Kristmundsdóttir (ed.). JPV útgáfa, 2002, pp. 96-101.
"Introduction".
In Um uppruna
dýrategunda og jurta (On the Origin of Animal species and Plants), by
Thorvaldur Thoroddsen; edited by Steindór J. Erlingsson.
Theses
The rise of
experimental zoology in Britain in the 1920s: Hogben, Huxley, Crew, and the
Society for Experimental Biology. PhD-thesis,
Ideas on evolution and
genetics in Iceland, 1870-1940. MSc Thesis.
Popular articles
Big Pharma Beaten. Healthy
Skepticism International News, November, 2009. Discussion: Neuroskeptic, Telepolis.
"The Christian Apocalyptic Problem"
("Heimsendavandi kristni"). Lesbókin June 21, 2008.*
"Science and the Cold War: The Birth of
the Univerty of Iceland's Science Institute" (Raunvísindi og kalda
stríđiđ: Upphaf Raunvísindastofnunar Háskólans). Lesbókin, November
18, 2006.
"Is there any sense in Intelligent Design:
A scribble on the tension between the religion and the biological sciences in
the
The Early History of
the SEB and the BJEB. Society For Experimental Biology Bulletin,
March, 2006.
"Intelligent Design Theory and Biological
Education in the
"What lies behind the religious sense?
Thoughts on the natural roots of religion" (Hvađ liggur ađ baki
trúarvitundinni? Hugleiđing um náttúrulegar rćtur
trúarinnar). Kirkjuritiđ 71(2): 17-27, 2005
"The marriage of Darwin and Marx" (Hjónaband Darwins og Marx). Lesbókin,
August 27, 2005.
"About 'On Postmodernism'" (Um "Af póstmódernisma). Kistan.is/Kviksaga,
March 22, 2005.
"Have we settled the Marxian
question?" (Er uppgjörinu viđ marxismann ekki lokiđ). Lesbókin,
February 12, 2005.
"Does religious longing have its roots in
increased gene expression?" (Á trúarţörfin rćtur í aukinni próteinframleiđslu?).
Lesbókin, December 11, 2004.
"Does God exist: A scribble on science and
religion" (Er Guđ til?: Ádrepa um raunvísindi og trúarbrögđ).
Lesbókin, July 3, 2004.
"Some Thoughts on God, Depression and
Worldview" (Ţungir ţankar um Guđ, ţunglyndi og hugmyndafrćđi).
Gangleri, 78(1): 14-19, 2004.
"Some Thoughts on God, Depression and
Worldview" (Ţungir ţankar um Guđ, ţunglyndi og hugmyndafrćđi).
Lesbókin, December 6, 2003.
The
genomics dream in Iceland (and elsewhere) versus cystic fibrosis.
GeneWatch, 15 (4): 12-13, 2002.
"What do Thorvaldur Thoroddsen and
professor Kristján Kristjánsson have in common?" (Eiga Ţorvaldur Thoroddsen og Kristján Kristjánsson eitthvađ
sameiginlegt?). Lesbókin, November 6, 1999.
*The weekly cultural section of
Reviews:
"'The Scientific Revolution'
dissected" ('Vísindabyltingin' krufin til mergjar).
Hugur 17: 215-219, 2005.
"Perfect Popular Science: A Scribble on Líf
af lífi (Fullkomin alţýđufrćđsla: Hrifla um Líf af lífi).
Kistan.is, 1. nóvember, 2005 (kistugrein
nr. 4142).
Newspaper Articles:
Since 2000 I have written 55 articles in Icelandic newspapers, which cover
politics, biotechnology, popular science and religious criticism.