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2005 January–June

January 5th: Announcing Michael Shermer’s latest book, Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown.
January 11th: Upcoming Skeptic events.
January 21st: Details on the World Summit on Evolution; Columbia University Miracle research Scandal; Christ on the halfshell; the Amazing Meeting 3 recap in Las Vegas Journal.
January 28th: The lineup for the Spring 2005 Caltech Lecture Series includes Dr. Michio Kaku, Dr. Elizabeth Wayland Barber, Bill Nye the Science Guy, Dr. Arthur I. Miller, and Jennifer Michael Hecht.
February 2nd: Michael Shermer recounts his experience with the historic Mt. Wilson Observatory. Also outlines Michael Shermer’s 2005 lecture schedule.
February 11th: Frank Sulloway remembers his former teacher, Ernst Mayr (1904–2005).
February 18th: Two reviewers — Paul R. Gross and Alondra Oubré — tackle Vincent Sarich and Frank Miele’s book Race: The Reality of Human Differences.
February 24th: Super size this! Patrick Johnson reviews The Obesity Myth: America’s Obsession With Weight Is Hazardous To Your Health by Paul Campos.
March 15th: Sex, Brains & Hands: Dr. Diane Halpern delves into the science of gender differences in her article “Sex, Brains & Hands — Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities.”
March 22nd: Race & Sex – The Difference in Theory and the Difference it Makes: Chuck Lemme responds to our reviews of Race: The Reality of Human Differences by Vince Sarich and Frank Miele; Sarich and Miele respond.
March 29th: on-line forum; new keynote; Mr. Summers’ Hidden Agenda: Susan Carol Losh, Ph.D. responds to an earlier eSkeptic (“Sex, Brains & Hands — Gender Differences in Cognitive Abilities” by Diane Halpern, Tuesday, March 15th, 2005) with a letter titled “Mr. Summers’ Hidden Agenda: Women, Men & the 80-Hour Work Week.”
April 5th: Not Intelligent, Surely Not Science: Michael Shermer presents “Not Intelligent, Surely Not Science”, an Opinion Editorial that previously appeared in the Los Angeles Times.
April 14th: Bill Nye, Black Holes, Julia Sweeney, and Your Brain: Details on upcoming Skeptic events, including lectures by Bill Nye on Germs, Dr. Arthur I. Miller on Black Holes, the Skeptics Society Annual Conference, and Julia Sweeney on Letting Go of God.
April 19th: The Blind GodMaker: Michael Shermer reviews Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life by Alister McGrath.
April 26th: The Pentagon's Psychic Friend's Network: Michael Shermer reviews The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson.
May 3rd: The Faustian Bargain of David Irving: Michael Shermer examines the Faustian Bargain of David Irving.
May 12th: Why Messrs. Spock, Holmes, and Data Were Wrong: Michael Shermer reviews Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell.
May 19th: Freakonomics: Michael Shermer reviews Freakonomics by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt.
May 27th: Brain, Mind & Consciousness: Lee Traynor reports on The Skeptics Society’s 2005 Conference at Caltech.
June 1st: Left Below — a review of Resurrection: Tim Callahan reviews Resurrection, an ABC Television 20/20 special.
June 10th: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe: Two reviewers—James N. Gardner and Michael Shermer—share their thoughts on The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe.
June 24th: The Woodstock of Evolution: Michael Shermer reports on the World Summit on Evolution in the Galapagos.