Steven Novella
Steven Novella, MD, is an assistant professor of neurology at Yale University School of Medicine. He is the host of the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast, author of the NeuroLogica blog, executive editor of the Science-Based Medicine blog, and president of The New England Skeptical Society.
Selling Stem Cell Hype
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5, September/October 2011
The Science of Medicine
Stem cells have tremendous potential, and they will likely be playing an increasing role in medical therapies over the next twenty years. But reality has yet to catch up with the hype.
What Is Acupuncture?
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.4, July/August 2011
The Science of Medicine
We must first define what acupuncture actually is before we can ask whether acupuncture works. This is not as easy as it might seem.
The Memory of Water
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.3, May/June 2011
The Science of Medicine
While the practice is indistinguishable from ritual and witchcraft, the modern homeopath would like to cloak himself in the respectability of science.
Magnetic Healing: An Old Scam That Never Dies
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.1, January/February 2011
Column
The notion that magnets can be used for healing has existed since humans discovered them.
The Poor, Misunderstood Placebo
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Understanding placebo effects is critical to making sense of medical research and ever-expanding health claims within an increasingly unregulated market.
Autism-Vaccine Link Researcher Andrew Wakefield Accused of Faking His Data
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.3, May / June 2009
News & Comment
Andrew Wakefield, the researcher who in 1998 sparked the public controversy over whether the MMR vaccine is linked to autism...
The Anti-Vaccination Movement
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 31.6, November / December 2007
Feature
Despite the growing consensus that neither vaccines nor mercury cause autism, a stubborn vocal minority claims otherwise.
Scientific Skepticism, CSICOP, and the Local Groups
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 23.4, July / August 1999
Feature
Scientific skepticism defines skepticism around the principles of scientific investigation.
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