The One True Cause of All Disease

The One True Cause of All Disease

by Harriet Hall
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010

Feature

Alternative practitioners constantly claim that conventional medicine treats only symptoms while they treat underlying causes. They’ve got it backwards.

The War on Cancer A Progress Report for Skeptics

The War on Cancer A Progress Report for Skeptics

by Reynold Spector
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010

Feature

Although there has been some progress in the war on cancer initiated by President Nixon in 1971, the gains have been limited.

NASA Tries to Bomb Star Visitors

by Robert Sheaffer
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010

Psychic Vibrations

NASA may have most people convinced that its purpose in crashing the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) into the Moon on October 9, 2009...

Belgian Miracles

Belgian Miracles

by Joe Nickell
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010

Investigative Files

A member of the European Union, Belgium is located between the Netherlands, Germany, and France. The country takes its name from its first recorded...

Creation: A Cinematic Look at Charles Darwin

by Ben Radford
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010

Online Extra

The new film Creation, which opens January 22, tells the true story of the circumstances surrounding Charles Darwin's crowning creation...

Court Vindicates Doctor Who Questioned Fertility Study

by The Editors
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010

Online Extra

A study was published in the Journal of Reproductive Medicine claiming that prayers from the USA, Canada, and Australia...

2012: Not a Complete Disaster

2012: Not a Complete Disaster

by Ben Radford
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010

Online Extra

One might be excused for wondering what, exactly, German director Roland Emmerich has against the United States...

Edmund (Pseudo) Scientific Sells ‘Ghost Detectors’

Edmund (Pseudo) Scientific Sells ‘Ghost Detectors’

by Matt Lowry
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010

Online Extra

Edmund Scientific is actively marketing and selling paranormal woo-woo on their Web site.

Norm Levitt: An Obituary

by Jay M. Pasachoff
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010

News & Comment

Norman Levitt, a major figure in combating pseudoscience and pseudoknowledge, died at the age of 66 on October 24.

Anti-Witchcraft Campaign at CFI/Kenya

Anti-Witchcraft Campaign at CFI/Kenya

by George Ongere
December 31, 2009

The Center for Inquiry/Kenya started 2009 on a high note, organizing the celebration of the 200th anniversary of...