Skeptical Inquirer — Volume 34.4
July / August 2010
The Real ‘Ghost Whisperer’
by Joe Nickell
Volume 34.4, July / August 2010
Investigative Files
Although Winkowski distinguishes herself from both mediums and psychics (she claims no future-telling ability), she nevertheless shares much in common with...
Oscar, the Death-Predicting Cat
by Joe Nickell
Volume 34.4, July / August 2010
Book Review
A Review of "Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat." By David Dosa.
A Skeptic’s View of Pharmaceutical Progress
by Reynold Spector
Volume 34.4, July / August 2010
To obtain a balanced view of pharmaceutical progress (or lack thereof), we need to step back, define a few terms and concepts, and make explicit certain...
The Mysterious Invisible ‘Rods’
by Ben Radford
Volume 34.4, July / August 2010
Skeptical Inquiree
Q: I’ve been told there are small creatures called rods—which are shaped like, well, rods—that fly so fast they’re invisible. Is there any truth to this?
Thinking Critically about Computer Security Trade-offs
by Adam Slagell
Volume 34.4, July / August 2010
Good security decisions require making intelligent trade-offs, but far too often we settle for poorly justified security measures based on fear and...
Fabricating Communication
by Maarten Boudry, Roeland Termote, and Willem Betz
Volume 34.4, July / August 2010
Special Report
The Case of The Belgian Coma Patient
Testing for X-Ray Vision
by Massimo Polidoro
Volume 34.4, July / August 2010
Notes on a Strange World
Some time ago, we received a letter from a woman, R.G., who claimed she can peer inside sealed boxes with some sort of X-ray vision and describe...
