The Flatwoods UFO Monster

by Joe Nickell
Skeptical Inquirer · Investigative Files · Volume 24.6

Joe Nickell investigates the Flatwoods UFO Monster of West Virginia

Why Bad Beliefs Don’t Die

Why Bad Beliefs Don’t Die

by Gregory W. Lester
Skeptical Inquirer · Feature · Volume 24.6

Because beliefs are designed to enhance our ability to survive, they are strongly resistant to change.

The Physics Instructor Who Walks on Fire

The Physics Instructor Who Walks on Fire

by Matt Nisbet
Generation sXeptic
October 25, 2000

Willey walks across hot coals, sinks his hand in molten lead, strides across broken glass, and has blocks smashed across him.

The Laws of Nature: A Skeptic’s Guide

by Zoran Pazameta
Skeptical Inquirer · Feature · Volume 24.5

Awareness of the fundamental laws of nature is essential to any skeptical endeavour...

The Psychic Staring Effect: An Artifact of Pseudo Randomization

The Psychic Staring Effect: An Artifact of Pseudo Randomization

by David F. Marks and John Colwell
Skeptical Inquirer · Op-Ed · Volume 24.5

Rupert Sheldrake claims that people can tell when somebody is staring at them...

Will the Real Qi Please Stand Up?

by Donald Mainfort
Skeptical Inquirer · Book Review · Volume 24.5

Review of Qigong: Chinese Medicine or Pseudoscience?