Skeptical Inquirer — Volume 34.6
November/December 2010
The Storms over Climate Change
by David Morrison
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Book Review
The three books I review here offer complementary frontline accounts of the Climate Wars.
Hovering UFO Closes Chinese Airport
by Robert Sheaffer
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Psychic Vibrations
As is often the case, conflicting and confusing accounts of the UFO incident make it difficult to determine exactly what happened.
Infrared Cameras and Ghost Hunting
by Ben Radford
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Skeptical Inquiree
More often than not, infrared cameras create false-positive readings that amateur ghost hunters mistake for ghostly activity.
From the Edge of Postcards: The Wem Ghost Photo
by Blake Smith
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Following a fire in a small English town, a mysterious photo of the blaze-seemingly depicting a girl ghost-circulated around the world.
Frankenstein Was Not a Doctor
by Ron Watkins
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Misconceptions about the novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus arose from the errant and misleading interpretations of the story in film adaptations.
MythBusters’s Adam Savage
by Karen Stollznow
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Karen Stollznow, a host of the Center for Inquiry's Point of Inquiry podcast, recently spoke with him.
The True Cross: Chaucer, Calvin, and the Relic Mongers
by Joe Nickell
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Investigative Files
Calvin suggested that "if we were to collect all these pieces of the True Cross exhibited in various parts, they would form a whole ship's cargo."
How to Make a Monster!
by Massimo Polidoro
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Notes on a Strange World
The Legend of Creating Artificial Life: From the Golem to Pinocchio
Ghost-Hunting Mistakes: Science and Pseudoscience in Ghost Investigations
by Ben Radford
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
There are thousands of amateur ghost hunters around the world whose techniques are modeled after hit cable television shows such as Ghost Hunters, which...
The Poor, Misunderstood Placebo
by Steven Novella
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Understanding placebo effects is critical to making sense of medical research and ever-expanding health claims within an increasingly unregulated market.
