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Now Online: Skeptical Inquirer Volume 37.1

Skeptical Inquirer Volume 37.1 Cover

  January/February 2013

Selected articles by:

  • Eve Siebert
  • Joe Nickell
  • John Franch
  • Massimo Polidoro
  • Robert Sheaffer

Latest Articles

The “Shirley Show”: Behind the Scences with Budd Hopkins

The “Shirley Show”: Behind the Scences with Budd Hopkins

by Henry Gordon
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Once again I gambled and accepted an invitation to "The Shirley Show," Canada's answer to Oprah.

Why the Media So Seldom Get It Right

Why the Media So Seldom Get It Right

by Stephen Peterson
Skeptical Briefs · Covering Science · Volume 5.2

I myself am a working reporter and see examples of scientific ignorance among my colleagues on a regular basis.

Have You Seen “The Light?”

by Robert Baker
Skeptical Briefs · Volume 5.2

If you haven't seen "the light", then you at least have read about it or have watched the illuminated discussing it on TV.

UFOs Over Disney: Just Plain Goofy

by Seth Shostack
Skeptical Briefs · Letters · Volume 5.2

A letter from SETI Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak to Disney Chairman Michael Eisner.

The Curse of Clarity Returns!

by Tom Flynn
Skeptical Briefs · Beyond Belief · Volume 5.2

Effects technology has made countless strides since Star Wars launched the revolution in 1977...

Caveat Specter

Caveat Specter

by Tim Madigan
Skeptical Briefs · Volume 5.2

If you're planning to sell a home in New York State, there are a few things you should notify the prospective buyer about.