Skeptic Magazine, Volume 25 Number 4
Table of Contents
Cover Articles: QAnon & Conspiracy Theories
- Conspiracy Theories
- Why We Can’t Unsee Patterns — Real or Imagined — Once We See Them
- QAnon in Conspiratorial Context
- QAnon is Just a Warmed Over Witch Panic; It’s Also Very Dangerous
Columns
- The SkepDoc
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New Rumpelstiltskin? How Gwyneth Paltrow Spins Straw into Gold
100th Issue Special
- The Art of the Skeptic
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Finding Your Niche if You Love Both Science and Art
Reviews
- Cynically Skeptical
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A review of Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything About Race, Gender and Identity, by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay
- The Gods of the West
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A review of Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West, by R.R. Reno.
Articles
- Cover illustration by Pat Linse. Original reference photo by Azret Ayubov.
- Fat Man and Little Boy
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On the 75th Anniversary of Nuclear Weapons, a Moral Case for Their Use in Ending WWII and the Deterrence of Great Power Wars since, and a Call to Eventually Eliminate Them
- The Rise and Fall of Charles Willson Peale’s Philadelphia Museum
- The Testimony of Witnesses: Raising the Dead
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Continuous Change, Discrete Events, and the Nature of Reality
- Do Diversity Training Programs Work?
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Creating a Culture of Inclusion through Scientific Reasoning
- Unpacking Political Life in America
- The Skeptics Society’s Social and Political Attitudes Study
- How Do You Get People to Care About Truth in Politics?
- Are Laws of Nature Discovered or Invented?
Junior Skeptic
- The Honest Truth About Vaccines
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“Vaccines” are medicines we take when we’re healthy to prevent us from getting sick later. Nobody loves getting their shots. But vaccines protect you, your family, and your community. Vaccines have helped us control many serious diseases. Right now, scientists are racing to develop a safe, effective vaccine to make us immune to COVID-19. However, some people claim that a Covid vaccine might not be safe, or even that it might be some sort of trick to control us. Others say vaccines are more dangerous than doctors admit. What is the truth? Are vaccines safe or risky? Or might the truth be something in between? Let’s find out!
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