Skeptic: Examining Extraordinary Claims and Promoting Science
Skeptic Magazine, Volume 10 Number 1
Table of Contents
Articles
- ’Twas Brillig…
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The Great Dilution Delusion
- Demon Haunted Times
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Evolutionists Give Up:
Creationism to be Taught in Schools
- Is Baked Alaska Half-Baked?
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Alaska’s High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is a magnet for conspiracy theorists.
- Psychic for a Day
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Or How I Learned Tarot Cards, Palm Reading, Astrology & Mediumship in 24 Hours
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Do We Fear
the Right Things? - Blind Research
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Are the Hard Sciences Immune from Experimenter Effects?
Reviews
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Wrong Questions,
No Answers -
A review of The Right Questions: Truth, Meaning and Public Debate, by Phillip Johnson
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Quantum Physics
& Western Mysticism - A review of Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Physics and the Nature of Reality, by Shimon Malin
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Double Your Biblical
Biblical Pleasure -
A review of Secret Origins
of the Bible, by Tim Callahan
- I Knew You Would Say That
- A review of Intuition: Its Powers and Perils, by David G. Myers
- Mind Matter Metaphors
- A review of The Origin of Minds: Evolution, Uniqueness & the New Science of the Self, by Peggy La Cerra and Roger Bingham
News
- Darwin, Design & Democracy
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Report on an Intelligent
Design conference
- Big Foot, Bigger Hoax
- Stupid “Pet Psychic” Tricks
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Crossing over with Fifi and Fido
on the animal planet network
Cover Story
- A Roswell Requiem
Special Section:
Time Travel
- Days of the Future Past
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A review of How to Build a
Time Machine, by Paul Davies -
Einstein, Batman
& the Surfer - A skeptical view of time travel
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The Chronology
Projector Conjecture -
The Mind is Still the
Safest Way to Time Travel
Special Section:
Science Maxims
- When Brains Fall Out
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The Origin Of A Skeptical Maxim
- On the Shoulders of Midgets
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Ockham’s Razor
Cuts Both Ways -
The Uses & Abuses of Simplicity
in Scientific Theories
Forum
- Letters
- Best Science Teaching; Cold Reading Cold Reviewing, by Gary E. Schwartz; Skeptical about Pyramid Power; Brain Chemistry and the Paranormal; Jews and Angels; Semmelweis’ Science; Science Facts and Fictions; Not Skeptical Enough
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Artificial Intelligence:
Steven Harris’s article “A.I. and the Return of The Krell Machine” - Science is the Krell Machine, by Ray Ben Erskins; Harris Responds; A.I. and D.I. (Dog Intelligence), by Lynne Lopatin; Harris Responds; Will Computers Ever Think? by Joe Cuchiara; Harris Responds
Junior Skeptic
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Alien Life
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Are We Alone in the Universe?;
Do Aliens Visit Our Planet?; Astrobiology - Rubber Alien Bones
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The Believing Brain
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Top 10 Myths About Evolution (and how we know it really happened)
This concise pamphlet provides answers to common objections to evolution, such as: If humans came from apes, why aren’t apes evolving into humans?; Only an intelligent designer could have made something as complex as an eye; The second law of thermo-dynamics proves that evolution is impossible; Evolution can’t account for morality; and more…
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Top 10 Things You Should Know About Alternative Medicine
Harriet Hall, MD (aka the SkepDoc), shares her wit and wisdom about alternative medicine including: chiropractic, the placebo effect, homeopathy, acupuncture, and the questionable benefits of organic food, detoxification, and ‘natural’ remedies.
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Learn to be a Psychic in 10
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Psychic readings and fortunetelling are an ancient art — a combination of acting and psychological manipulation. While some psychics are known to cheat and acquire information ahead of time, these ten tips focus on what is known as “cold reading” — reading someone “cold” without any prior knowledge about them.