Skeptic: Examining Extraordinary Claims and Promoting Science
Skeptic Magazine, Volume 8 Number 4
Table of Contents
Articles
- Lessons From Kansas
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Its citizens woke up, fought back, and won. Will you be ready if the creationists take over your schools?
- Dumbth
- An Amazing Life
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An interview with James “The Amazing” Randi
- Bigger than Fire?
- A scientific examination of Randell Mills’ “Hydrino” Theory
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Time’s Arrpws
Point Both Ways -
The View From Nowhen
Reviews
- Impossible Evolution? Another Physicist Challenges
- Darwin Mathematics and Evolution, by Fred Hoyle
- Metaphors for the Masses
- Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century, by Howard Bloom
- The Design Detectives
- Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science and Theology, by William A. Dembski and The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism, by Phillip E. Johnson
- No Devil in the Lettuce
- Tower of Babel: The Evidence Against the New Creationism, by Robert T. Pennock
- The Evolution Wars
- Defenders of the Truth: The Battle for Science in the Sociobiology Debate and Beyond, by Ullica Segerstråle; The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics, by Robin Marantz Henig; The Riddled Chain: Chance, Coincidence, and Chaos in Human Evolution, by Jeffrey K. McKee.
- A Perfect 10
- Tales of the Rational: Skeptical Essays About Nature and Science, by Massimo Pigliucci
- The Stealth Creationists
- Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution is Wrong, by Jonathan Wells. Reviewed by David Ussery
Special Section:
ID — The New Creationism
- Evolution and the New Creationism: A Proposal for Compromise
- Intelligent design theory is wrong, but teaching it will strengthen students’ understanding of science
- Whence the Flood Waters?
- The Rise and Fall (and Likely Return) of the Pre-Flood Water Canopy
- The Triumph of Christianity
- Why a Small Apocalyptic Cult Overwhelmed its Powerful Roman Rivals
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A Connecticut Yankee
in God’s Court -
Mark Twain’s Covert War
with Religion
News
- Science in America
- Knowledge About Science & Technology; Interest by Sex, Education Level; Self-Assessed Knowledge; “Attentive” Public Policy; Understanding Scientific Inquiry; Science & the Media; Communication Barriers; An Ill-Informed Public; What Should Be Done?; Belief in the Paranormal.
- The Crackpot Index®
- NASA Discovers Bible’s “Missing Day” … Not!
- Skeptics Discover the New Creationism; Skeptics Deceived; Michael Shermer on Politically Incorrect; The Top Recommended Skeptics Books; “Cosmos” Returns; From Ann Druyan and Joe Firmage
Junior Skeptic
- Atlantis
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Atlantis of the internet; Plato; Atlas!; What Plato wrote; Legends that turned out to be real; Where was Atlantis?; Best bet for a real Atlantis; Mystical Atlantis; Weird Geology; Atlanteans; Utopias; Puzzle
- The Madman of Magic
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The Vanishing Line
Forum
- Race & Sports Forum
- Entine Responds to Critics
- Selfish Genes Forum
- Chaos Forum
- Fractal Meanings; Pigliucci Responds to Blumenfeld
- Science & Religion Forum
- In Defense of Scientific Skepticism, by Steven Novella, MD; Pigliucci Responds; Transcendence Without Religion; A Skeptical Society; Water into Wine; But What if Life Has No Meaning?; What in God’s Name?; Asimov’s Test of God; Six Billion Gods; Us v. Them; ID = Who?; A Damn Interesting Question; Pascal in Peoria; What Matters at the End of the Day; Skepticism v. Smugness; God as Testable Hypothesis; What it Means to Be Human
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