Skeptic: Extraordinary Claims, Revolutionary Ideas, and the Promotion of Science

Cover Story

The Skinny on Fat

A Skeptical Evaluation of the
Atkins and Other Low Carb Diets
by Patrick Johnson

Articles

‘Twas Brillig…

The Amazing Speaking Machine
of Sir David Brewster
by James Randi

Demon Haunted Times

New “Isn’t Round” Theory
Demands Equal Time
by Brandon Muller

The Pleasure of
Finding Things Out

Why Scientists Do Science
by John Gribbin

Charioteer of the God

H.P. Lovecraft and the
Invention of Ancient Astronauts.
by Jason Colavito

Zeno’s Paradox & the Problem of Free Will

by Phil Molé

The Skeptic Meets CSI
(Crime Scene Investigation)

How Far Should Artistic License Go?
by Erich Goode

Education Myths

Educating Believers

Research Demonstrates that Courses in Skepticism Can Effectively Decrease Belief in the Paranormal
by Michael J. Dougherty

Was Einstein
Learning Disabled?

Anatomy of a Myth
by Marlin Thomas

The Creation-Evolution Continuum

How To Avoid Classroom Conflicts. A Solution to the Dangers of Teaching Evolution in Public Schools
by Eugenie Scott

The Ten Percent Solution

Anatomy of an Education Myth
by Jeremy E. C. Genovese

Junior Skeptic

King Tut’s Curse
written and illustrated
by Daniel Loxton

The Teenage King; The Hidden tomb; The Quest For the King; The Tomb of King Tut; The Excavation; Who Was Tutankhamen?; 1923; Was King Tut Murdered?; The Mummy’s Curse; Examining the Curse Legend; The Bottom Line

The Cartesian Lie Detector

by Bob Friedhoffer

News

Sham Magnets as Effective
as the “Real Thing”

Science Literacy &
Belief in the Paranormal

An Empirical Test by Travis J.Ryan, Jessica Brown, Angela Johnson, Colin Sanberg, and Megan Schildmier

Sonar Ban Sounded Good

A Skeptical Analysis
by Jennifer Linn Jacquet

Hamlet Revisited

How Evolution Really Works
by William Stansfield

Paranormal & God
Belief Survey Results

Reviews

The Christian & the Atheist

A review of The Question of God: C. S.Lewis & Sigmund Freud Debate God, Love, Sex, & the Meaning of Life by Armand M.Nicholi reviewed by Jeffrey Shallit

All You Need to Know
About the Origin of Life

A review of The Emergence of Life on Earth: A Historical and Scientific Overview by Iris Fry. reviewed by Massimo Pigliucci

God in the Brain

A review of Why God Won’t go Away: Brain Science & the Biology of Belief, by A.Newberg and E. D’Aquili. reviewed by Massimo Pigliucci

Theological Emergency!

A review of From Complexity to Life: On the Emergence of Life & Meaning edited by Niels Henrik Gregersen, reviewed by Norman Levitt

American Taliban

A review of Fundamentals of Extremism: The Christian Right in America edited by Kimberly Blaker. reviewed by Peter Lloyd

A Different
Purpose-Driven Life

A review of The Purpose-Driven Life:What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren
reviewed by Kevin D. Huddleston

Empress Helena’s
Big Adventure

A review of The Quest for the True Cross by Carston Peter Thiede and Matthew d’Anconia
reviewed by Tim Callahan

Forum

Letters

Reports of My Death…; Surgery, Transplants, & UFOs; Roswell Defended by B.D. Gildenberg; Constantine; Beyond Belief

Creation &
Evolution Forum

Skewed Study on Wiccans and Creationists; Raymond Eve Responds; Outraged at Conway Morris’s “Science”; Linguistic Creationists

Smarter or Dumber Forum

Smarter or Better at Test Taking?; Why Smart People Believe People are Getting Smarter

Do Pesticides Cause Cancer?

Another Skeptical Environmentalist Examines the Original Sources by Terence Hines