Kendrick Frazier
Kendrick Frazier is editor of the Skeptical Inquirer and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He is editor of several anthologies, including Science Under Siege: Defending Science, Exposing Pseudoscience.
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Cell Phones, Power Lines, Video Games…and Much Else
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.5, September / October 2009
Editor's Note
This issue demonstrates not only the variety of topics we tackle in the Skeptical Inquirer, but also...
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John Maddox, Longtime Nature Editor and CSI Fellow, Dies
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.4, July / August 2009
News & Comment
John Maddox, a pivotal figure in the world scientific community as twice editor of the esteemed scientific journal...
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Nonreligious Portion of U.S. Population Growing, Survey Finds
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.4, July / August 2009
News & Comment
What many secularists have long been contending--that their numbers are growing, and have consistently been underestimated...
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Big Scientific Controversy over Little Hobbit People of Flores
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.4, July / August 2009
Editor's Note
Five years ago a stunning discovery on the Indonesian island of Flores rocked the field of paleoanthropology...
Highlights of CFI’s Twelfth World Congress: Science, Public Policy, and the Planetary Community
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.4, July / August 2009
Special Report
Science, Public Policy, and the Planetary Community
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It’s What We Do
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.3, May / June 2009
Editor's Note
"Why did you write about [fill in the blank]?" That is a recurring question we get at the Skeptical Inquirer.
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Life and Planet
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.3, May / June 2009
Feature
Evolution, Climate Change. Two Grand Themes of AAAS Science Fest.
Scientists Hail Gallo’s ‘Unsung’ Role in Nobel HIV/AIDS Discovery
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.3, May / June 2009
News & Comment
When the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to two French virologists for discovering and identifying the HIV virus...
More Studies Reject Vaccine-Autism Link
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.3, May / June 2009
News & Comment
As if more scientific support was needed, a new review of the evidence has again shown no link between vaccines and autism.
Science, Reason, and the Obama Administration
April 21, 2009
Commentary to appear in the March/April 2009 Skeptical Inquirer
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Happy Birthday, Mr. Darwin
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.2, March / April 2009
Editor's Note
You are going to be hearing a lot about Charles Darwin this year. Deservedly so. February 12 was his 200th birthday...
Science, Reason, and the Obama Administration
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.2, March / April 2009
Comment and Opinion
The Obama White House could hardly have a more distinguished set of people in the key science positions.
Lessons about Burdens on American Cryptology
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.2, March / April 2009
Featurette
The Winds message controversy does have lessons about burdens and pressures on pre-war American cryptology.
The Pearl Harbor ‘Winds Message’ Controversy: A New Critical Evaluation
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.2, March / April 2009
Feature
A new investigation by the NSA confirms that a Japanese message was not heard until after the attack on Pearl Harbor began.
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Discovery of HIV Nets 2008 Nobel Prize for Two French Virologists
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.1, January / February 2009
News & Comment
The discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been honored with a share of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology...
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UFOs: Fact and Fiction—A Special Issue
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.1, January / February 2009
Editor's Note
UFOs fascinate the public and both amuse and frustrate science-minded skeptics. Oh, you thought UFOs were passé...
Science, Reason, and the Obama Administration
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
December 24, 2008
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Purdue Panel Finds Scientific Misconduct in Researcher’s Bubble Fusion Reports
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.6, November / December 2008
News & Comment
A Purdue University panel has found a researcher guilty of scientific misconduct in a case of bubble, or desktop, fusion.
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Keeping Ahead of the News
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.6, November / December 2008
Editor's Note
We have plenty of riches for you in this issue: five articles, four commentaries, three book reviews, two Forum columns...
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A Trio of Questionable Medical Treatments
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.5, September / October 2008
Editor's Note
The three articles under the theme "Questionable Medical Treatments" in this issue delve into problems with modern medicine...
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Clarke, Cognition, and the Presidential Campaign
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.4, July / August 2008
Editor's Note
This issue's tributes to Arthur C. Clarke stand as soaring testaments to that seminal figure of the twentieth century.
Arthur C. Clarke Remembered
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.4, July / August 2008
Featurette
Kendrick Frazier remembers Arthur C. Clarke
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How to Study Reincarnation: Guidelines for Research
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
Is there a way to empirically study claims of reincarnation to satisfy scientific standards?
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Brain Neuroimaging Experiments find ‘Evidence against Existence of Psi’ ... or Do They?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
Can imaging of the brain help resolve the debate over whether psi exists or not? Two researchers at Harvard University...
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Dangers of Animal Rights Extremists
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Editor's Note
We haven't before dealt in our pages with the dangers of the extreme animal rights movement...
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The Force of Change in China
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.2, March / April 2008
Editor's Note
Our founder Paul Kurtz and I present two reports on China in this issue. They arise out of a stimulating world congress...
Gell-Mann: Reality is Out There . . . and It’s Beautiful
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.2, March / April 2008
Featurette
In case you were wondering, there really is a reality out there independent of human observers.
Dennett: Teach Children All the Facts about their Religion
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.2, March / April 2008
Featurette
Daniel Dennett used his talk on the final morning of the China conference to call for an end to the indoctrination of children.
China Gone Modern
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 32.2, March / April 2008
Feature
In the nearly 20 years since our last visit to China, the country has undergone a stunning economic and physical transformation.