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CSICon’s Halloween Party: Use Psychic Powers, Dress Funny, Win Cash!
September 12, 2012
Skeptics are excellent at using their brains, but all that thinking can be exhausting. Luckily, at this year’s CSICon -- the conference dedicated to science and skeptical inquiry -- there’s going to be a way for the doubters to let their hair down, and win some truly excellent prizes.
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The Trouble with Pseudoskepticism
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.3, May/June 2012
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A Feeble Challenge to Evolution from ‘Reasons to Believe’
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.3, May/June 2012
Special Report
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Is Science the Antidote to Deepak Chopra’s Spirituality?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.3, May/June 2012
Book Review
A review of War of the Worldviews: Science vs. Spirituality by Deepak Chopra and Leonard Mlodinow
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SensaSlim Lawsuit Seeks to Silence Skeptics
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.4, Winter 2011-2012
Resolution: Scientific Standards in Academia and Education
May 31, 2012
At the occasion of the 6th World Skeptics Congress in Berlin, CSI, ECSO and GWUP adopted a resolution calling for high standards of scientific practice in scientific institutions and in science education.
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My Ephemeral Friend
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.2, March/April 2012
Forum
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Steven Novella Honored with CSI’s Robert P. Balles Prize in Critical Thinking
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.2, Summer 2011
Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part Three: Real Messages in DNA
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.1, January/February 2012
Article
The Lost Civilizations of North America documentary suggests that there is genetic evidence for a pre-Columbian migration of Israelites to the Americas. However, DNA studies provide no support for this hypothesis.
The Mysterious Meteorite of Chalk Mountain, Texas
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.1, January/February 2012
Article
In May 2009 a meteorite impact was reported just thirty miles south of Fort Worth, Texas, but the mysterious object was of a very unusual composition for a meteorite. Had an impact occurred, it would have caused widespread devastation-yet nothing of the sort happened.
The HPV Vaccine Controversy
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.1, January/February 2012
Commentary
Ever since the FDA approved the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in 2006, its introduction has been embroiled in a medical, social, cultural, and political controversy.
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Measuring Mythology: Startling Concepts in NCCAM Grants
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.1, January/February 2012
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Laughing Goats and Scowling Sheep: Humor in Paranormal Discourse
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.1, January/February 2012
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Information Literacy and Conspiracy Theories
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.1, January/February 2012
Article
Tripping on the Trebuchet: An Interview with George Hrab
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.1, Spring 2011
Interviews
Musician and skeptic George Hrab recently sat down with Skeptical Briefs to discuss his latest album, Trebuchet, his Geologic Show at Dragon*Con, and why bald guys are just plain smarter than everyone else.
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Digital Clock Numerology
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.1, Spring 2011
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The All-Dressed-Up-and-Going-Nowhere Ghosts
Skeptical Briefs Volume 21.1, Spring 2011
Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part Two: False Messages in Stone
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.6, November/December 2011
Article
The documentary Lost Civilizations of North America presents a distorted picture of American prehistory. The archaeological evidence presented to support notions of ancient pre-Columbian contact consists of long-discredited frauds.
Disputing ‘Seven Deadly Medical Hypotheses’
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.6, November/December 2011
Follow-up
This collection of letters was previously posted as an Online Extra. Read it in CSI's Special Articles section »
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Paranormal Misinterpretations of Vision Phenomena
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.6, November/December 2011
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9/11: Perspectives from a Decade Later
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.6, November/December 2011
Commentary
Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part One: An Alternate Reality
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5, September/October 2011
Article
The Lost Civilizations of North America documentary is one in a long line of failed attempts to populate America’s ancient past with the denizens of lost tribes, lost cities, and, as its title indicates, lost civilizations.
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An Ambitious, Hopeful Response to 9/11
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5, September/October 2011
Commentary
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When the Shrinks Ignore Science, Sue Them
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5, September/October 2011
Commentary
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The Flying Spaghetti Monster and the Pastafarian Quatrains
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5, September/October 2011
Forum
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A Flawed Attempt to Reconcile Religion and Science
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5, September/October 2011
Book Review
A review of The Language of Science and Faith: Straight Answers to Genuine Questions by Karl W. Giberson and Francis S. Collins
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A Modern Fable about Science and Religion
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5, September/October 2011
Book Review
A review of The Monkey Bible: A Modern Allegory by Mark Laxer
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The Psychic and I
Skeptical Briefs Volume 20.4, December 2010
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Hungry for Life: Caloric Restriction and Science
Skeptical Briefs Volume 20.4, December 2010
The Inception of the Polish Sceptics Club
November 18, 2011
In 2010 (the best year for Polish charity), we were able to donate 43 million PLN to improve early cancer diagnosis in children. That’s forty-six times less than the money Polish people have thrown away for fortune tellers. This comparison quite effectively shows the preferences and beliefs of an average Pole.
