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Stranger Danger: How Real Is It?
by Ben Radford
April 7, 2006
If you saw an innocent child being kidnapped by a stranger, would you help?
Cultural Indicators of the Paranormal
by Matt Nisbet
Science and the Media
March 22, 2006
Tracking the Media/Belief Nexus
Lake ‘Monster’ Resurfaces
by Joe Nickell
March 15, 2006
"Is there a monster in Lake Champlain?" asked Good Morning America, on their February 22, 2006, program.
Why “Intelligent Design” (ID) is not science
by Penny Higgins
March 1, 2006
Why "Intelligent Design" (ID) is not science, and why, therefore, it should not be taught in a science curriculum.
Turn out the lights, the “Teach the controversy” party’s over
by Robert Camp
February 25, 2006
The clarion call of the intelligent design movement is to “teach the controversy.”
Are there Any Important Differences between Intelligent Design and Creationism?
by Jason Rosenhouse
February 24, 2006
The Court's decision in the recently completed trial Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School Board contains the following:
How Press Coverage Limits Controversy in the U.S. Over Plant Biotechnology
by Matt Nisbet
Science and the Media
February 22, 2006
When the WTO ruled last week that the European Union had violated international trade rules by blocking U.S. imports...
Auras and Indigo Children
by Mario Mendez-Acosta
February 15, 2006
Beliefs in diverse paranormal phenomena tend to show a cyclical character, just like the width of neckties in vogue.
Intelligent Design hits Australia
by Denise Sutherland
January 28, 2006
Earlier this year I stumbled across the Intelligent Design debate, courtesy of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Psychic Predictions 2005
by Gene Emery
Psychic Predictions
January 17, 2006
There's 2005, and then there's the 2005 that never was but was supposed to have been, at least if you believed the psychics.