Skeptical Inquirer — Volume 30.3
May / June 2006
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AAAS: Deeply Concerned about Legislation and Policies That Would Undermine the Teaching of Evolution
by The Editors
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
Key portion of the new statement by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, issued in St. Louis in February.
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AAAS Events, Statement Expound Evolution, Decry ID
by Kendrick Frazier
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
If this year's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science is any guide, no one can complain...
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Are We Alone? A Searching Look at SETI
by Kendrick Frazier
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
From the Editor
Are we alone in the Universe? The question reverberates across the centuries. But the generations alive today are the first...
Astrobiology Is the New Modern Framework Encompassing SETI . . . and So Much Else
by David Morrison
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Article
SETI is a scientific effort that has attracted wide popular interest over the past half century.
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Circles of Light
by Massimo Polidoro
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Notes on a Strange World
A new enigma is spreading on the Internet. Some call it a new kind of miracle. According to various Web sites, for the past...
The Cosmic Haystack Is Large
by Jill Tarter
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Article
The Cosmic Haystack is large, unimaginably large, and at least nine-dimensional.
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CSICOP Announces Winners of the First Robert P. Balles Prize
by The Editors
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
CSICOP is pleased to announce the winners of the first Robert P. Balles Annual Prize in Critical Thinking...
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‘Curing’ ADHD
by Alan D. Bowd
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Article
A Web search for "Curing ADHD" resulted in 33,000 hits. This is a curious result, considering the unanimous view of...
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Darwin’s Birthday, Hollywood Style
by Jim Underdown
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
At 12:01 A.M. on February 12, 2006, Center for Inquiry—West Executive Director James Underdown began reading...
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The Ill Effects of the Self-help Movement
by Terence M. Hines
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Book Review
Reviews of books by Steve Salerno and Christina Hoff Sommers
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Hubble Wouldn’t Be Hubble without Her
by Greg Martinez
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Book Review
Review of Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe.
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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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Irving Rothchild Dead at 92
by The Editors
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
Irving Rothchild, a retired professor from Case Western Reserve's medical school and a world authority on reproduction...
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Is Physics Turning into Philosophy?
by Massimo Pigliucci
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Thinking About Science
Physics is, by most people's—especially physicists'—accounts, the queen of the sciences.
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James Randi’s Amazing Meeting in Las Vegas
by Ben Radford
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
James Randi's fourth annual "Amazing Meeting" was held in Las Vegas Nevada, January 27-29, 2005.
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Letters to the Editor
by The Editors
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Letters to the Editor
Reader responses to SI 30.2, Cyberterrorism: Hoaxers, Hackers, and Policymakers.
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Mysteries of the Coral Castle
by Ben Radford
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Skeptical Inquiree
"Edward Leedskalnin cut, quarried, and raised a castle consisting of over 1,000 tons of coral rock."
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Neil deGrasse Tyson to Host NOVA ScienceNOW
by The Editors
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
Astrophysicist and CSICOP Fellow Neil deGrasse Tyson has been named to host the PBS television science magazine series...
The New Approach to SETI Is from the Bottom Up, Rather Than the Top Down
by David Darling
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Article
As far as the prevalence of life and intelligence throughout the galaxy goes, the simple fact is we still have no idea.
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The ‘New’ Idolatry
by Joe Nickell
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Investigative Files
For a live, prime-time television program, I was asked to evaluate claims that a statue in Sacramento streamed tears of blood.
The PEAR Proposition: Fact or Fallacy?
by Stanley Jeffers
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Article
For years, Princeton's PEAR group has been pursuing a research program that many would characterize as parapsychology.
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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...
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The Real Sword in the Stone
by Luigi Garlaschelli
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Article
The Sword in the Stone of St. Galgano, a twelfth-century Tuscan hermit, has been investigated, and the striking coincidences...
SETI Requires a Skeptical Reappraisal
by Peter Schenkel
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Article
In light of new findings and insights, it seems appropriate to put euphoria to rest and to take a more down-to-earth view.
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Studies on Soy and Arthritis-relief Supplaments Give Negative Results
by David Park Musella
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
Recent studies have cast doubt on the purported benefits of soy and glucosamine supplements.
Teaching Pigs to Sing: An Experiment in Bringing Critical Thinking to the Masses
by Harriet Hall
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Article
A skeptic encounters psychics, astrologers, and other strange creatures and discovers how they react to science and reason.
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U.S. ‘Out on a Limb by Ourselves’ in Evolution Rejection, Jon Miller Tells AAAS
by Kendrick Frazier
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
News & Comment
Americans do embrace science and technology, says Jon D. Miller of Northwestern--with the notable exception of evolution.
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The Virtues of Skepticism
by David Ludden
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Book Review
Review of Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown. By Michael Shermer
Why Scientists Shouldn’t Be Surprised by the Popularity of Intelligent Design
by Scott O. Lilenfeld
Volume 30.3, May / June 2006
Article
The main obstacle standing in the way of the public’s acceptance of evolutionary theory is not a dearth of common sense.
