Skeptical Inquirer — Comment and Opinion
Science, Reason, and the Obama Administration
by Kendrick Frazier
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.
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The Emperor’s Postmodern Clothes
by David A. Levy
Volume 32.6, November / December 2008
Comment and Opinion
A brief guide to deconstructing academically fashionable phrases for the uninitiated.
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Is ‘Knol’ for Knowledge or for Pseudoknowledge?
by Jay M. Pasachoff
Volume 32.6, November / December 2008
Comment and Opinion
The runaway success of Wikipedia, which comes up first in many Google searches for information, has led to much criticism.
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Mr. Belloc Objects
by Martin Gardner
Volume 32.6, November / December 2008
Comment and Opinion
The Battered Silicon Press, a Canadian publishing house, has brought back into print an obscure little book by H.G. Wells...
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Unproven or Disproven Treatments—Why Would Anyone Want to Use Them?
by Edzard Ernst
Volume 32.6, November / December 2008
Comment and Opinion
A recent report suggests that the sales of homeopathic remedies in the UK have increased by 24% during the last five years.
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The Best of All Health Care
by Edzard Ernst
Volume 31.6, November / December 2007
Comment and Opinion
The best of all health care— who wouldn't want to know how to achieve this meritorious aim?
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‘Why Won’t They Admit They’re Wrong?’ and Other Skeptics’ Mysteries
by Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson
Volume 31.6, November / December 2007
Comment and Opinion
Cognitive dissonance is hardwired, but how we choose to reduce it is not. Just as good drivers learn to correct for...
Onward Science Soldiers
by Victor Stenger
Volume 31.4, July / August 2007
Comment and Opinion
In a poll taken in 1998, only 7 percent of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences said they believed in a personal God.
PEAR Lab Closes, Ending Decades of Psychic Research
by Stanley Jeffers
Volume 31.3, May / June 2007
Comment and Opinion
The Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research group is shutting down after 28 years of searching for proof of the paranormal.
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Snake-Oil Traders
by Edzard Ernst
Volume 31.3, May / June 2007
Comment and Opinion
"The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business."
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Third Strike for Columbia University Prayer Study: Author Plagiarism
by Bruce Flamm
Volume 31.3, May / June 2007
Comment and Opinion
Mr. Wirth, the man who allegedly designed and conducted the prayer study, was sentenced to five years in federal prison.
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The Art of Persuasion in Politics (and Science)
by Benjamin Wolozin
Volume 31.1, January / February 2007
Comment and Opinion
Advocating for science is more important than ever. Funding for many scientific endeavors is being reduced.
Should the NHS Provide Complementary Therapy?
by Edzard Ernst
Volume 30.5, September / October 2006
Comment and Opinion
On May 23, Prince Charles addressed the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva...
In Defense of the Higher Values
by Kendrick Frazier
Volume 30.4, July / August 2006
Comment and Opinion
When Paul Kurtz brought us to Buffalo 30 ago to found CSICOP, the nation was awash in what he called "The New Irrationalisms."
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Intelligent Design and the Workings of Science
by Michael Friedlander
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Comment and Opinion
Rather than discussing the methods of science in an abstract way, we should draw our illustrations from concrete examples...
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Public Health’s Credibility Crisis
by Elizabeth M. Whelan
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Comment and Opinion
As society grapples with a possible avian influenza epidemic, threats of biological and chemical terrorism, AIDS...
Lessons of the ‘Fake Moon Flight’ Myth
by James Oberg
Volume 27.2, March / April 2003
Comment and Opinion
Depending on the opinion polls, there's a core of Apollo moon flight disbelievers within the United States
Commentary: Clear Thinking and the Forces of Unreason
by Kendrick Frazier
Volume 26.2, March / April 2002
Comment and Opinion
There is a new need for rationality and reason-as well as courage and resoluteness-in defense of freedom and democracy...
Polygraphs and the National Labs: Dangerous Ruse Undermines National Security
by Alan P. Zelicoff
Volume 25.4, July / August 2001
Comment and Opinion
In ancient Rome, emperors would divine truth by reading the entrails of animals or vanquished foes...
