Skeptical Inquirer — Volume 29.4
July / August 2005
The Great Turning Away
by Ann Druyan
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Article
Our culture seems to be engaged in a great turning away from reality, seeking refuge in discredited myths and magical thinking.
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Are the Historical Sciences Sciences?
by Massimo Pigliucci
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Thinking About Science
Are historical sciences somehow inferior to experimental ones? This attitude, sometimes referred to as "physics envy..."
The Case of the ‘Psychic Detectives’
by Joe Nickell
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Investigative Files
Although mainstream science has never validated any psychic ability, mediums continue to sell their fantasies to the public.
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Copeland’s Delusions
by Avi Dov Klein
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Book Review
Review of Copeland's Cure: Homeopathy and the War between Conventional and Alternative Medicine. By Natalie Robins.
Fakers and Innocents: The One Million Dollar Challenge and Those Who Try for It
by James Randi
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Article
Randi describes some of the people who apply for his foundation's $1 million challenge for evidence of paranormal powers.
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like a (Fritjof) Capra?
by Burton S. Guttman
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Article
Fritjof Capra's popular books purport to expound modern thinking in science by promoting "system thinking."
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Letters to the Editor
by The Editors
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Letters to the Editor
Responses to the March / April 2005 Skeptical Inquirer, Evolution and Evidence
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NASA Comet Collision to Disrupt Earth’s ‘Psychic Environment,’ Says Russian Astrologer
by David Park Musella
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
News & Comment
On July 4, 2005, if NASA has its way, a space probe will collide with Comet 9P/Tempel 1, creating a deep...
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Our Lady of the Underpass
by Ben Radford
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
News & Comment
Thousands of Roman Catholics have made an impromptu shrine of another unlikely spot, this time a Chicago underpass...
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Police, Psychics Search for ‘Abducted’ Runaway Bride
by Ben Radford
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
News & Comment
Jennifer Wilbanks, 32, vanished from her Duluth, Georgia, home on April 26, 2005. The long-distance runner, who was to be...
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Randi’s Pigasus Awards Go to Prayer Study, Psychic Travel, Ramtha ‘Bleep’ Film
by The Editors
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
News & Comment
James Randi announced his 2005 Pigasus Awards ("Pigs might fly") on April 1, and the lead one went to the people responsible...
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Seeking a Sixth Sense
by Ben Radford
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Skeptical Inquiree
Following the December 26, 2004, Asian tsunami, many media reports said that animals and aboriginal tribesmen somehow sensed...
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The Social Context of Cults
by Karla McLaren
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Book Review
Review of Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults. By Janja Lalich.
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The Story of a ‘Greata’ Medium
by Massimo Polidoro
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Notes on a Strange World
There once was an Italian Spiritualistic medium who had both the pleasure of astonishing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator...
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Thoughts on Thought Control
by Joseph P. Szimhart
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Book Review
Review of Brainwashing: The Science of Thought Control. By Kathleen Taylor.
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Time for Science to Go on the Offense
by Kendrick Frazier
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
From the Editor
We have seen another turbulent several months in science's latest battles with the evolution-deniers.
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Tsunami Rumors Cause Ongoing Waves of Fear
by Robert E. Bartholomew and Diego Zuniga
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
News & Comment
Months after the receding waters from the tsunami of December 26, 2004, rumors of more killer waves continue to disrupt lives.
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Voodoo Science and Voodoo Politics in Florida
by Greg Martinez
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
News & Comment
In January 2005, the Board of Governors of Florida's state university system voted down by a 10-3 margin a plan to create..
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What Should We Do with Skepticism?
by Alejandro Borgo
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Article
The word skeptic has negative connotations: naysayer, refuter, debunker, spoilsport...
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Where the UFO Conspiracy Theories Roam
by Robert Sheaffer
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Psychic Vibrations
The International UFO Congress has been taking place each March in Laughlin, Nevada, for fourteen years and I had yet to...
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‘World’s Most Documented Psychic’ Fails to Find Abducted Granddaughter
by Ben Radford
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
News & Comment
On the afternoon of April 12, 2005, six-week-old Graciana Heughan was abducted from a Children's Aid Society office in Toronto.
Carl Sagan Takes Questions: More From His ‘Wonder and Skepticism’ CSICOP 1994 Keynote
by Carl Sagan
Volume 29.4, July / August 2005
Interview
Carl Sagan takes questions at his CSICOP keynote address in Seattle Washington on June 26, 1994.
