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2005 July–December

July 1st: The Life and Science of Fred Hoyle: James N. Gardner reviews Conflict in the Cosmos: Fred Hoyle’s Life in Science, a biography by Simon Mitton.
July 7th: A Skeptic Goes to an Exorcism: Lee Traynor participates in an exorcism and lives to tell the tale.
July 15th: God the Father: Kenneth W. Krause reviews The Psychological Roots of Religious Belief: Searching for Angels and the Parent-God by M.D. Faber.
July 28th: The Spaceships of Ezekiel: In a rebuff to UFO enthusiasts, Tim Callahan extrapolates the earthly origins of Ezekial’s visions.
August 5th: Reading Homo sapiens: David Michelson reviews The Literary Animal: Evolution and the Nature of Narrative.
August 16th: God & Evolution: Michael Shermer reports on George W. Bush’s remarks on Intelligent Design (ID) Creationism and discusses whether it is logically consistent to believe in God and the theory of evolution simultaneously.
August 26th: a Ufologist Friend’s Obituary: Gary Posner eulogizes ufologist Philip J. Klass. Michael McGough offers his Opinion Editorial on intelligent design.
September 2nd: Prayer Therapy: The Commission for Scientific Medicine and Mental Health presents a follow-up study to a clinical trial on the efficacy of prayer therapy.
September 13th: Rights From Wrongs: Kenneth W. Krause reviews Rights From Wrongs: A Secular Theory of the Origin of Rights by Alan Dershowitz.
September 21st: New Season of Caltech Lectures: The Skeptics Society announces the new season of the Skeptics Distinguished Lecture Series at Caltech.
September 28th: The Great Debate: Deepak Chopra v. Michael Shermer: Deepak Chopra and Michael Shermer debate The Value of Skepticism: Is Skepticism a Negative or a Positive for Science and Humanity?
October 4th: Announcing the NEW Skeptic Website!: This week’s eSkeptic announces the launch of the new Skeptic website!
October 13th: Political Science: David Brin’s reviews The Republican War on Science by Chris Mooney.
October 19th: Universe in a Single Atom: Michael Shermer reviews The Universe in a Single Atom : The Convergence of Science and Spirituality by the Dalai Lama
October 28th: Young Earth Creationists of the World Unite!: Jason Rosenhouse reports on the 2005 Creation Mega Conference — a young Earth creationist conference that took place in Lynchburg, Virginia, July 17th – 22nd, 2005.
November 3rd: Skepchicks, International: Rebecca Watson describes “Skepchicks,” an organization of smart, skeptical women who are dedicated to the promotion of critical thinking.
November 14th: The Curious Case of Ted Serios: Calvin Campbell shares his lively and strange personal experience with psychic "thoughtographer" Ted Serios.
November 23rd: Dawkins on the Illusion of Design: This article appeared as the introduction to a special section on ”Darwin & Evolution” in the November issue of Natural History magazine.
December 1st: Ig Nobel awards: Rebecca Watson tells us about her experience at the 2005 Ig Nobel award show — honoring achievements that first make people laugh, then make them think.
December 8th: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fear: Brian Ragle discusses the film “Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire.”
December 15th: James Randi and the Amazing Meeting 4: Announcing The Amazing Meeting 4 on the theme of “Science in Politics & the Politics of Science” presented by the James Randi Educational Foundation.
December 20th: today’s ruling against Intelligent Design: Burt Humburg and Ed Brayton report on the case of Kitzmiller et al v. Dover Area School District, which left the courts this morning with an important decision in the place of Intelligent Design.