Skeptical Inquirer — Volume 32.3
May / June 2008
Zombies and Tetrodotoxin
by Terence M. Hines
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Follow-up
In a 2007 SI, Efthimiou and Gandhi agrgued that Haitian voodoo witch doctors create real zombies by using tetrodoxin.
Ann Coulter Takes on Darwin
by Martin Gardner
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Book Review
Review of Ann Coulter's Godless
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Anonymous vs. Scientology
by Karen Stollznow
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
In the last few months, a series of anti-Scientology protests have taken place worldwide. In an unpredictable sequence...
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Bones of Contention
by Edward H. Jones
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Special Report
Missions Incompatible: New Creation Museum, Venerable Carnegie Museum a Stark Contrast.
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Brain Neuroimaging Experiments find ‘Evidence against Existence of Psi’ ... or Do They?
by Kendrick Frazier
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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Coffee—with Strings
by William Orem
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
I ran into a former coworker in the streets of Boston recently and stole a minute with her in the ubiquitous coffee klatch...
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Creationist Peer Review
by Massimo Pigliucci
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Thinking About Science
Arguing, teaching, and doing research means that one accepts the rule of rational, evidence-based discourse...
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Dangers of Animal Rights Extremists
by Kendrick Frazier
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
From the Editor
We haven't before dealt in our pages with the dangers of the extreme animal rights movement...
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Darwin Day 2008: CFI/Los Angeles Stages Rare Reading of Steve Allen’s Meeting of Minds
by Bob Ladendorf
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
With an enthusiastic standing-room only crowd of 180 attending, critically acclaimed actors brought to life four historical...
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Electric Asteroid Zaps Earth
by Robert Sheaffer
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
The "Electric Universe" is codswollop, with or without gods hurling thunderbolts.
Entertainment, Religion, and the Decline of Society
by Peter Lamal
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Book Review
Review of The Age of American Unreason by Susan Jacoby
Eucharistic ‘Miracles’
by Joe Nickell
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Investigative Files
Did an incident that reportedly occurred in Turin, Italy, in 1453 offer unimpeachable evidence of the supernatural?
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Expelling All Reason
by Dan Whipple
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Film Review
Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Directed by Nathan Frankowski. Starring Ben Stein.
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How to Study Reincarnation: Guidelines for Research
by Kendrick Frazier
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
Is there a way to empirically study claims of reincarnation to satisfy scientific standards?
The Human Nature Project
by Lionel Tiger
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Article
We need a movement exploring our inner nature with all its mystery. Our genes are a crucial part of that story.
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If It Exists, It Is Natural
by Jeremy M. Harris
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Article
Both the word supernatural and the concept behind it rest on shaky foundations. In fact, they fade to irrelevance in...
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Just Like Jedi Knights (If Only)
by Massimo Polidoro
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
You can be the most powerful Jedi knight in the universe, but if I keep my toe down, you are nothing more than a useless C3PO.
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Merchandising God: The Pope Tart
by Karen Stollznow
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Article
Jesus on a tortilla? The Virgin Mary on a cheese sandwich? The "Nun Bun"? With eBay's emergence, there has been fervent...
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NASA’s Mysterious ‘Man on Mars’ Photo
by Ben Radford
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
The idea that there may be life on Mars has been around for centuries, but the theory got a boost from photos taken by...
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The Nature of the Supernatural
by Daniel R. Altschuler
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Article
It is common to argue about the supernatural. Indeed, entire volumes are written to discuss such things as the existence of...
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New Books
by The Editors
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Abstracts of recently published books of interest to skeptics.
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Scientists say Nullo Modo (No Way) to Pope
by Frank Reiser
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
When Marcello Cini, professor emeritus of physics at the University of Rome La Sapienza, heard that Pope Benedict XVI was...
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Sir Edmund Hillary, Explorer, Skeptic (1919-2008)
by Joe Nickell
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
News & Comment
The conqueror of Mount Everest, Sir Edmund Hillary, who died January 11, 2008, was a man of many famous exploits.
Skeptical Ethics— What Should We Investigate?
by Martin Bridgstock
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Article
Skepticism has, as one of its major motivations, a deep ethical concern about the consequences of unwarranted beliefs.
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Some Splainin’ to Do
by George Englebretsen
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Article
During his John Dewey Lecture to the American Philosophical Association in 2006, Nicholas Wolterstorff, a well-respected...
WARNING: Animal Extremists are Dangerous to Your Health
by P. Michael Conn and James V. Parker
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Article
Animal extremists are foot soldiers in a quiet war that could restrict the ability of researchers to develop drugs.
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What Would Jesus Deface?
by Kat Meltzer
Volume 32.3, May / June 2008
Forum
The bumper sticker on my car reads: If evolution is outlawed, only outlaws will evolve. Last week, at Safeway...
