Special Articles — The Naked Skeptic
A Column by Karen Stollznow
Skepticism and the Singularity
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
August 20, 2010
The futurist concept of "the singularity" is far from Aldous Huxley's early futurist ideas of subliminal learning and reproductive technology in Brave New World
The Amaz!ng Meeting
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
July 23, 2010
Those who self-identify as skeptics know that TAM is an acronym for The Amaz!ng Meeting, hosted by James "The Amaz!ng" Randi
Football Gazing: Sports and Superstitions in South Africa
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
June 22, 2010
Sometimes a lucky t-shirt isn’t enough to win the game…
Straight Talk about Straight Camp
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
May 21, 2010
Can God Cure Homosexuality?
A Psychometry Reading
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
April 12, 2010
Metaphysical Fairs are places where immortality and the end of the world are compatible…
Skepticism: Going out of Business?
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
March 2, 2010
To Be or Not to Be—Is That the Question?
Frank’s Box: The Broken Radio
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
January 28, 2010
One person’s broken radio is another’s groundbreaking invention that enables human contact with aliens, angels, and the dead.
The Stanley Hotel: An Investigation
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
December 21, 2009
Located at Rocky Mountain National Park, the Stanley Hotel--the inspiration for Stephen King's The Shining...
The ‘Ethics’ of Ghost Hunting?
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
November 16, 2009
If a doctor engages in malpractice, the practitioner is accountable to professional organizations...
New Age Spiritualism: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
October 12, 2009
A friend who owns a bookstore once told me, "Customers drawn to the New Age section seem to buy every book but never find...
When The Beatles Were Bigger Than Jesus Christ
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
September 10, 2009
In 1966 John Lennon said that The Beatles were "more popular than Jesus." This was an observation of secularization to some...
The Haunted (Pseudo) History of Bonaventure Cemetery
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
August 3, 2009
Bonaventure Cemetery near Savannah, Georgia is featured in Berendt's novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil...
Psychics Aren’t Psychic Anymore
by Karen Stollznow
The Naked Skeptic
June 30, 2009
During an investigation of a "haunted hotel" in California, I made the mistake of referring to a psychic as a "psychic."