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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

Magic Melanin: Spreading Scientific Illiteracy Among Minorities

by Bernard Ortiz De Montellano
Skeptical Inquirer · Article · Volume 16.2

Afrocentric beliefs include a range of tenets. One of the fundamental ideas is that Egypt is the source of civilization...

Multicultural Pseudoscience: Spreading Scientific Illiteracy Among Minorities

Multicultural Pseudoscience: Spreading Scientific Illiteracy Among Minorities

by Bernard Ortiz De Montellano
Skeptical Inquirer · Article · Volume 16.1

There is general agreement that minorities are underrepresented in science and engineering...

A Field Guide to Critical Thinking

A Field Guide to Critical Thinking

by James Lett
Skeptical Inquirer · Article · Volume 14.4

There are many reasons for the popularity of paranormal beliefs in the United States today, including:

Why We Need To Understand Science

by Carl Sagan
Skeptical Inquirer · Article · Volume 14.3

Ignorance of science threatens our economic well-being, our national security, and the democratic process. We must do better.

Controversies in Science and Fringe Science: From Animals and SETI to Quackery and SHC

Controversies in Science and Fringe Science: From Animals and SETI to Quackery and SHC

by Lys Ann Shore
Skeptical Inquirer · News & Comment · Volume 12.1

We asked Lys Ann Shore, who writes frequently for our News and Comment section, to cover the 1987 conference...

The Burden of Skepticism

by Carl Sagan
Skeptical Inquirer · Article · Volume 12.1

What is skepticism? It's nothing very esoteric. We encounter it every day. When we buy a used car, if we are the least bit...