Skeptic March 2020

magv7n4-Pseudoscience: Interview of Phil

Klass by Posner; Sagan Bios by Shermer & Morrison;

Holistic Healing by Molé; Phantom Assailants by

Bartholomew & Goode;Satan Panic by Wade; Penis

Panics by Bartholomew; Eye Movement Therapy by

Rosen,Sai Baba by Gogineni;Thought Field Ther-

apyby Swenson; Lilienfeld & McNally; Photo ESP

by Kauffman & Brown; Psi Missing by Riniolo

& Schmidt. JR. SKEPTIC: TV Psychics.

magv15n 4-Climate Skepticsby D.Brin;
Dowsing Rod Bomb Detectors by Randi; Cell Phones
& Cancer by B. Leikind; Fertility, Immune System by
H.Hall; Longevity by S.Salerno; Biology Curriculum
byC. Lindgren; Magic in Class by P. Goodin; Astrol-
ogy & Sex by C.S.Reichardt; Million Dollar Challenge
by G.Thompson; Atheist Stigma by T.Arcaro; Truths
by W.M. Gardner; More Non-religious by J. A. Cheyne;
Reviews. JR. SKEPTIC: Top 10 Myths by D. Loxton.

magv16n1-Happinessby S. Salerno; Zen

Motorcycle Maintenance by C. Edwards;Genetic

Tests by H.Hall; Gardner Tribute by Randi &

M. Shermer; Changing Minds by M.J.Kane;In-

tellectuals v. Think Tanks by M.Pigliucci;

Antony Flew’s Conversion by K.Grubbs; Quan-

tum Consciousness Myth by M. Bier; Mars Effect

Statisticsby A.Y.Panchin; Sports Dominace by S.

Sniderman.JR. SK: Griffins by DanialLoxton.

magv15n1-Christian Origins Conspiracy

Matt Ridley Interview; Atheism a Stealth Religion?;

Hugh Ross v. Michael Shermer; Morristown UFO

Hoax; Randi on Firewalking; Internet Matchmak-

ing; Ape Language Controversy; Testing Orgone

Energy; SkepDoc on Homeopathy, Placebo Effect;

Flawed Justice System; Teach Critical Thinking.

REVIEWS: Core theory; Science of Love; Metaphysical

Mind; Film: Oppenheimer. JR SK: Scooby-Doo

magv14n4-Ponzi: Ponzi Scheme Psychologyby

S. Greenspan.FAITH HEALING: Medicine by K. W.

Krause;Benny Hinn by R. Shaffer;Peter Popoff by

M. Carrier.Self-Esteem Myths by S. Salerno;Gulf

War Syndromeby H. Hall; Randion Double Blind

Studies; Evaluating Science Claims by R. M.

Barnes, A. L. Alberstadt,& L. E. Keilholtz;Global

Warming Consensus by G. Whittenberger.Reviews.

JR. SKEPTIC:I. Rowland’s Psychic Cold Reading.

magv14n3-New Revisionism: if Hitler Had

Won by M. Shermer; Skeptical of Evolved Altruism by

K. W. Krause; Twins Experts Interviewed On Be-

havior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology by F.

Miele; New Look at Out-of-Body Experiences by J. A.

Cheyne; Germ Theory Denial by H. Hall; Near Death

Expereinces by S. Dieguez;ID’s Machine-like Flagella

a Myth by M. Perakh; Wolfram Revisited by G. Neske;

Reviews. JR. SKEPTIC: Great American Skeptics.

magv14n2-Is the Evolution of Intelligence

Likely toHappenAgainOnEarthor OnOther Planets?;

Grief StagesaMyth? Criminal Profiling; Near Death

Experiences; Phoenix Lights; Behind the Anti-science

Film Expelled: 9/11 Conspiracy; Popular Medical

Fallacies; Dyson & the Paranormal. REVIEWS: Snake

Oil, Suckers; Perceptual Distortion;Arguments for

God; Postmodern Misadventures;DNA Evolution;

Spiritual Brain; JR. SK:Crystal Skulls.

magv14n1-Global Warming: G W Skepticism

by P. Frank;How We Know Warming Is Real by T.

Schneider;Global Warming Solutionsby W.Calvin;

Hydrogen by A. Friedemann;Last Chance to Win

$1,000,000 by J. Randi; Detox Quackery by H. Hall;

Houdini & Séance Fraud by S. E. Rivkin;Kong &

Nessie by D. Loxton; Journalism’s Flaws by S.

Salerno;SupernaturalClaimsby C.T.Palmer,

K.Coe,& R.L.Wadley,Reviews. Dragonsby Loxton

magv13n4-Quirkology: Odd Science of Every-

day Life by R. Wiseman; Afterlife Debate: D. Chopra

v. M. Shermer; Dawkins is Wrong About Religionby

D. S. Wilson: Dawkins Replies; New ET Myths by

Tim Callahan; Can Apes Learn Language? by C.

Wynne;Franklin’s Kite a Hoax? by W. D. Stansfield;

Mozart Effect Myth by W. Dowd; Consciousness by

H. D. Schlinger;Reviews: Levitt; Hall; Paranormal.

Jr. Skeptic: Alien Astronauts IIby D.Loxton

magv13n3-Medical Controversies: Flawed

Psychiatry by J. Sorboro; Reading Medical Research by

H. Hall;Secondhand Smoke Debate:S.Zion v. H.Hall;

Animal Research by N. Shanks, R. Greek, N. Nobis,

& J.Swingle-Greek; Vaccine-Autism Mythby M.

Normand & J.Dallery;Science Disputes/AIDS Originby

B. Martin;Randion S.Harris;Cold Cures by Hall;

Bonobo Politics by F.de Waal;Cosmology & ID by

Pilpel;JR SK:Alien Astronauts

magv12n2-Artificial Intelligence Quest by

P. Kassan;De sign Illusionby R. Dawkins;Dover ID

Trial by B. Humburg & E. Brayton;ID as Scienti-fic

as SETI?by R. Camp;Young Earth Creationists by J.

Rosenhouse;Other IDTheories by D. Brin;Ted Se-

rios’s Camera Brain by C. Campbell; Omnitron by

Randi; CoralCastle Enigmaby W. Stansfield.JR

SKEPTIC-Pyramid Power by D. Loxton. REVIEWS:9/ 11;

Privileged Planet Film; Republican War on Science

magv11n3-Catastropheby R.A. Posner;

Collapse by J. Diamond; Double-Blind Protocol

& Science by S. Bratman; Consumer Electronic

Myths by E. Winer; Many Powerful Memories Un-

trustworthy? by D. Greenberg; Psychic Renier &

Court TV by G. Posner; Shakespeare’s Authorship

by D. Price; Cholesterol by M. E. Deutsch; Forum:

Nature-Nurture Debate; Randi; Film reviews:

Question of God, Ramtha; JRSKEPTIC: Sasquatch

Part Two by D. Loxton

magv11n2-Nature v. NurtureHuman Nurture

by H. D. Schlinger; A Consilient View of Human Be-

havior by F. Miele; Are Sports Streaks Random? by

A. Bernardin; Alternative Health Journalismby C.

Bowerman; A New Chronology of History by J. Colav-

ito; Spiritualists Prove Religion With Science by P.

Firenze;How to Investigate by J. Randi;Politicization

Of Science by D. O. Krider; Mexican UFOs by J. C.

Smith; Cryonics by G. Benford;JR.SKEPTIC: Sasquatch

by D. Loxton

magv10n2-Stephen Wolfram’s Science

by D. Naiditch; Are We Getting Dumber? by R.

Ehlich; Why Smart People Believe Weird Things

by M. Shermer; Can the Media Help Science?

by H. N. Pollack; The Media Harms Science by

S.Waxman; Psychic Grief Counselors by

R. Freedman; Randi;Mystery Balls by R. Saberi;

B. Muller-Humor; John Edward Seminar by B. J.

Phelps, S. Pedersen E. Wogen; Test Sylvia Brown

by B. Farha:Jr. SKEPTIC:Yeti by Loxton

magv10n1-Roswell Requiem: by B. D.

Gildenberg; Psychic For A Day by M. Shermer;

HAARP Conspiracy? by D. Naiditch;Fear by D. G.

Myers; Blind Research by R. Sheldrake;Pet Psy-

chics by B. Farha; Three Views Of Time Travel by

A. Bernardin, M. Shermer, and T. Dace;Skeptical

Maxims: by J. Hrynyshyn, J. Gribbin, P. Molé;Ho-

meopathy by Randi; Evolutionists Give Up by B.

Muller; Jr. Skeptic: Alien Life by D. Loxton

magv9n3-A.I.&Theology of UFOs:

Artificial Intelligence by S. Harris; Theology of UFOs

by B. Denzler; Education Doesn’t make Skeptics by

W. R. Walker, S. J. Hoekstra, and R. J. Vogl; Acceler-

ated Learning by L. K. Hagan; How Smart People

Sabotage Thinking by P. Molé; Neo-Confederates by

C. M. Center; Peers & influence by B. Markovsky &

S. R. Thye; Freud, Darrow, & the Leopold/Loeb Trial

by T. C. Riniolo. Plus Randi, Dumbth, JR. SKEPTIC.

magv9n1-Anthropology Wars:Steven Pinker

Interview; Intro to Anthro Warsby F. Miele; Science

v. Spin Doctoring in Anthro Wars by M. Shermer;

“NobleSavage ”? by P. Frank; Margaret MeadAnthro

Controversyby P. Shankman; Testing Mediums

by J. Randi; Belief & New Transcendence by D.

Brin; Velikovosky at 50 by D. Morrison; New At-

lantis by G. G. Fagan & C. Hale; Jr Skeptic: Did

We Go To the Moon? by P. Linse

magv8n3-Chaos & Complexity: Jared Dia-

mond Interview by M. Shermer; Quick Introduction to

Chaos Theory by F. Miele; Chaos Skepticism by M.

Pigliucci;Contingencies by M. Shermer;Latest Cos-

mology by R. Ebert; Complex Systems by L. Lam;Dar-

win Bumper Fish by S. Gibson; Randion Cold

Reading; Reverse Speech by W. Langstoni & J. An-

derson; Cultural Relativism by R. Bartholomew;

Stephen Jay Gould Festschrift.

magv8n2 Skepticism & Religion: Frans de

Waal Interview by M. Shermer;Agnosticism by S.

Dawson; Skeptic’s Faith?by B. Wildish; Scope’s Trial

Revisited by T. Riniolo & L. Torrez; Bible Beltby G.

Sloan; Influence & Scientology by D. Martin; Bible/Na-

ture by E. Zerin; Life’s Meaning by D. Naiditch; Existence

by H. Vahidi & S. Friberg; Personal Gods by M. Pigliucci;

Prayer Heals? by W. Matthews, T. Christ & J. Conti;

Randi; TVby S. Gibson• JR. SKEPTIC: Pyramids.

magv8n1-Race & Sports: Black Domination

by J. Entine; Race Sports Mythsby J. Hoberman; Race

Differencesby V. Sarich; Meaning of Dominance by

M. Shermer; Ernst Mayr Interview by F. Sulloway & M.

Shermer;FreeEnergy by R. Park;Nonzero /Human Ga-

iaby D. Wilson; Chiropract ic by S. Homola;Attention

Deficit Disorder by J. Leo; Geller Compass Trick by

Randi;Mind/Body Problem by W. Lee; Women Skeptics?

by S. Gibson; JR. SKEPTIC: Darwin by P. Linse.

magv16n2- Origin of Lifeby P. F. Deisler, Jr;

New Atheistsby M. Dowd;Accents by K. Stollznow;

Religion & Violenceby B. G. Purzycki & K. Gibson;

Kurzweil’s Flaws by C. Edwards; Science & Magic

by Randi;Ayurvedic Medicineby M. Carrier;Incom-

prehensible Universeby D.Zeigler; Naturopathy

by H.Hall;Literary Test by M. Simkin;Stradivarius

Myth by R.L. Barclay;9/11 Conspiraciesby S. Som-

mers; Reviews.JR. SKEPTIC: Investigationby Loxton.

magv16n3-Islam. R. S. Humphreys interview

on Islam by F. Miele; Qur’an Origins by T. Callahan;

Muslim Creationism by M. Carrier;Aspartame by

Hall:Automatic Writing by K. Stollznow; UFO Arti-

factby P.Linse & E.Harrison;Understanding Evolu-

tion by A.Shtulman;D.Bem’s Precognition by N.

Gauvrit;Alien Contact OK? by G. Michael; Model

Dependent Realism by C. Edwards; The Kraken!

by Loxton. Reviews: G.Taubes, S.Harris, D.D’Souza.

magv16n4-Inventing UFOsby A. Simon;

Alien Roswell by F. Borzellieri;Antioxidants by H. Hall;

Sound Healing by K. Stollznow;$1,000,000 Prize by

Randi;Quakes/Tornados by D.Prothero;Effective De-

bate by D. Loxton;Creationist Self-Critique by R. M.

Barnes& R.A.Church;Daryl Bem by N.Gauvrit;Sleep

& Precognition by R. Wiseman;D’Souzaby M. Dahlen;

William L. Craig by K. Grubbs;Fine-tuned Universe?

by C. Sirola.Reviews. Fossil Fakesby D.Loxton.

magv17n2-Climate Change Q & A by D. R.
Prothero;Foo Fightersby J.A.Lindell; No. 3 by S. Morris;
Randion Hitchens; Energy Medicineby H.Hall;Psychic
R. Rosen by K. Stollznow;Shroud of Turin by D. Loxton;
Depression Treatmentsby B.E.Levine;Sensory Integra-
tion & Autism by C. A. Polenick & S. R. Flora;L.Krauss
Interview by A.Z.Williams;Audio Hallucinationsby J. E.
Buckner V & R. A. Buckner;Sleep Paralysisby H. Love.
REVIEWS.JR. SKEPTIC: The Mighty Moa! by D.Loxton.

magv17n1-Scientology:2Views by J.Lippard;

Scientology A Cult? by M. Shermer;Meaning of Life

by D. Zeigler;9/11Demolition Science by Chris Mohr;

Body Language by K. Stollznow;Scientific Medicine

by H. Hall;Educational Reform by C.Edward;Science

& Eternal Life? by C. Braun;Resurrection Halluci-

nation by G. Wittenberger;Psychology A Science?

by R.E.Silverman;Religion In Harry Potter by A.

Armstrong;Reviews. Fossil Fakes 2by D.Loxton.

magv17n 4-Cancer Cures?by H.Hall;Real-

ity Distortionby M. Shermer;Free Willby V. J.

Stenger;Neuroethics by M.Pigliucci;Fact Checkby

D.L.Halper; Was Jesus Married?by T. Callahan;

Earth Grounding by H. Hall; Americans Discover Eu-

rope?by J. Colavito;Exorcist Bob Larsonby K. Stol-

lznow;Postmodern Nonsense by J. Davies; Howard

Bloom Interviewby F. Miele;Glossolaliaby S. Se-

menyna et al.;Ancient Mythbusterby D. Loxton

magv17n3-Christian Civilization?by T.

Callahan;Fetus Food Myth by T. Dupuy:Facilitated

Communication by L. K. Hagen;Science/Democracy

by B.Vroman;“Nothing” by C. Sirola;“Nothing” by M.

Shermer; UFO Physics by M. K. Gainer;Planet Search

by A. Narechania; Changing Mindsby E. Prichard & S.

Christman; Scientific Modelingby A.Woronow;Genesis

Unique?byT.Callahan.Flake Equationby M.Shermer;

REVIEWS.JR. SKEPTIC: Mokele-mbembeby D. Loxton