Skeptic March 2020

magv21n4-Cancer Care Industryby L.

Kirk Hagen; Aging Claims by Hall; Train Memory by

Tavris; Amityville by R.E.Bartholomew & J. Nickell;

Alien Skull by D. Prothero, A. Bondarev, & Callahan;

Nazca Lines by D. Iammarino; Galactic Defense Sys-

tem by G.Michael; SpiritualityDefined by D. Speed;

Clown Panics by R. Bartholomew; Living in a Computer

Simulation? by Kassan; Luck & the Mean by G. Smith;

Political Crit. Thinking by T. J.Redmond. JR.SK.

magv22n2-Artificial Intelligence Danger

AI Concerns by M.Graves;AI an Existential Threat? by

Shermer;AI: Simulation/Synthesis? by P. Kassan;pH

Med Myths by H. Hall; Racism Test by C. Tavris;Alt-

Right by G. Michael;“Tractor” Quack Device by T.

Hines;Area 51 by D.R.Prothero;Concept of Race by R.

Khan & B.B. Boutwell;3 Kinds of Atheism by B.Page &

D.J.Navarick. REVIEWS: New Ideas; Men Age; Homo

Deus; Science Deniers; Cons. JS: Chemtrails

magv22n3- Hancock’s Lost Civilization:

Joe Rogan Debate by Shermer;Hancock’s Geological

Claims by M. Defant;Hancock’s Historical Claims by

Callahan.CONCEPTUALPENISHOAX: Why We Published It-

Shermer;Hoax by Boghossian/Lindsay;On Hoaxes by

Alan Sokal.Juicing by Hall;Our Angry Eraby Tavris;CA

Stem Cell Research by Barglow; Homo naledi by Lents;

ET Aliensby Callahan;Taming Foxes by Trut/ Dugatkin;

Facts by D. Zeigler. JR SK Zombies-Loxton.

magv22n4-Science Wars. No Barriers to In-

quiryby M.Shermer;Racist Shaming by S.Beckner;

Science the Enemy by M.J.Defant;Wrongin Berkeley

by R.Barglow;Alt-Left & Alt-Right by K.McCaffree;

Diet Sodaby Hall;Crow Intelligence by P. Lindenfors;

Dr. Brian Hare Interview: Canine Minds by F. Nogueira;

Biology & Crime by N.H.Lents & L.Kazemian;Taubes

Sugar Claims by Hall; JFK Myths by M. J.Gagné;Du-

alism by P.Kassan.JS: Ghost Ships by Loxton.

magv23n2-Rise of the Nones. Decline of

Religion by Shermer; God Surveys by C.S. Reichardt;

Fake Headlinesby Hall; Please Touch by Tavris; Flat

Earth by Loxton; Conspiracy Theory Harm by J. K. Lam-

bert; Recovered Memory Tragedy by L K. Hagen; Diver-

sity’s Value by T. M Freeberg; Nuclear War by D.

Barash; Our Place In the Cosmos by S.B.Gray; Multi-

verse by A. Sangalli; Ahtiest Purpose by R. Lewis: RE-

VIEWS: Victimhood Culture. JR SK: Perpetual Motion.

magv23n1-Evil. Atheists Find Meaning byR.

Lewis;Atheism Defendedby K. Levy;What is Evil?by

G. Salis;Evaluating Evil by R.Stern;Moral Realism

Debate by D.J. Navarick & M.Shermer;Alzheimers by

Hall;Me, Too Movement by Tavris;Alien Skeleton by E.

Weiss;Brazil Cancer Quackery by N.P.Taschner; Anna

Freud by R Barglow;Cuban Sonic Attack by R.E.

Bartholomew;Education Upgrade by C.Edwards; F.

Crews’Freudreview by M.Schaefer. JS:Pet Psychics

magv18n 1-Mass Murder: What Can We Do?

by D.Hillshafer, by M.Shermer.Creationists’ Dino

Claim by P. Senter;Coral Castleby P. Hancock;Ex-

panding Earth by D. R.Prothero; Poltergeist Rain

Case by R.E.Bartholomew & J.Nickell; Sense of Being

Stared At Test by J.M.Lohr, T.G. Adams, M.Schwarz,

& R. E. Brady;Electromagnetic Sensitivity by H. Hall;

Almanacs by K.Stollznow;Skeptic in Court I by Randi.

REVIEWS.JR. SKEPTIC: Ghostbuster Girls! by D. Loxton

magv18n 2-Gender Differencesby H. Hall;

Gender & the Paranormal by A. Saide;Science Re-

portingby H. Hall;Skeptics in Court II by Randi;Sci-

entology Handbookby K. Stollznow;Earth’s Magnetic

Field Reversal by D. Prothero;Skeptics in Films by R.

Martoccia;Napoleon Chagnon Interview by F. Miele;

Science & the Soul by S. Cave;Levels of Nothing by R.

L. Kuhn;Witch Doctors by J. Chapman. JR SKEPTIC:

Alien Invaders!by Loxton.Reviews.

magv18n 3-50 Years of JFK Conspiracies

by David Reitzes; Origin of Science in Pale-

olithic Times by L. Liebenberg; Science Denial

Threatsby D. Prothero; Great Radium Craze by

R. Sutera; J. Randi, K. Stollznowand H. Hall on

Scientology; Sylvia Browne by I. H. SmytheSov-

ereign Citizen Scam by J. Tsidulko;.JRSKEPTIC:Mer-

maids by D. Loxton. REVIEWS: Media Panics;

Earth’sHistory: Amityville Horror; Room 237.

magv18n 4-Ancient Aliens Evidenceby C.

White; Noacian Flood: Myth & Geology by T. Callahan

& D. Prothero; Astrology v. Astronomy by Randi; Un-

certainty in Medicine by H. Hall; Psychiatric Diagnosis

by R. Lewis; Measuring Multiple Personalities by R.

Stern & M. McDonald; Bigfoot Hunterby J. Blais; New

Satanic Panicby M. Moran; Sean Carroll Interview by

H. Trujillo; Medical Error Reductionby P. Levitt.JR

SKEPTIC:Velikovskyby D. Loxton. REVIEWS.

magv19n1-Did Jesus Exist?by T. Callahan;

Does Religion Make People Healthier? by H. Hall;

Inside Faith Healing by D. White:Excerpt: Madalyn

Murray O’Hair by M. Stephens; James Van Praagh’s

Afterlife by I. H. Smythe:Ghost Hunting at Sand

Creek Massacre Site by Gregory F. Michno; Whistle-

blowing Doesn’t Work by F. V. Malmstrom and D.

Mullin; Latest on IQ: James R. Flynn Interviewed by

L. Traynor. JRSKEPTIC:Sagan by D. Loxton. REVIEWS.

magv19n2-Boston Bombing Conspiracies

by G. Michael; Randion M. Gardner; Faith Healing by

H. Hall;Voynich Manuscript by K. Stollznow;Science

of Memory by C. Tavris; Multiverse & God by R. Grigg:

Soft Theism by M. Jako;Evolving a Soul by J. Harris;

Mass Hysteria by R. E. Bartholomew; Probability

and Miracles by Alex Boklin;Artificial Intelligence

Optimismby B. Ferris; K. SandersCartoon. JR.

SKEPTIC: Ghost Photos, Part Iby D. Loxton. REVIEWS.

magv20n1-Terrorism.Terrorism Guide by R.

E. Wackrow;Terrorism Myths by M. Shermer;Terrorism

and Religionby K. Krause; Colloidal Silver by Harriet

Hall, M.D.; Genius Mythby C. Tavris; Fake Rainmakers

by Peter Olausson;Clever Hansby T. E. Heinzen, S. O.

Lilienfeld,& S. A. Nolan;Testing for Demons by R.Am-

mirati, S. T. Hendrick,&S.O.Lilienfeld; Horror by S.T.

Asma;Cow tipping by P. Linse;Quantum Quackeryby

J.Harris.JR.SKEPTIC: Hollow Earth by D.Loxton. REVIEWS.

magv20n2-Drug Myths: Carl Hart Interview

by F. Nogueira;Preventative Medicine by H. Hall;Rais-

ing Kid’s I.Q.s by C.Tavris;Parenting Myths by S. Hupp

& J. Jewell; Calling E.T.by D.Brin;Do Emotions Effect

Matter?by N. Gauvrit & S.Francfort;Placebos by J.

Brissonnet, trans. by H. Hall;Diet & Heart Health by

K. W. Krause;Supernatural? by Shermer; Putin’s Dugin

by R. Zubrin;Near-Death by C. Markum;Pseudo-Math

by E. C. Prichard; JR.SKEPTIC: Hollow Earth IIbyLoxton.

magv20n3-Alfred Russel Wallace:

Species by R. Conniff;Consilience by J.T. Costa;Human

Cognition by L.Dugatkin;Spiritualism by R.Milner;Flat

Earth byR. Milner& Shermer;Heretic Scientistby M.

Shermer.Internet Civility by C.Tavris;Good Evidence; by

H. Hall;Full Moon Test by J.D.Van Dyke;Non-Fine-Tuned

Universe by J.Harris & E. Harris;Science/Theology by D.

J. Navarick;Critical Thinkingby J. E.& R.A. Buckner.

JR.SKEPTIC: Bat-People Hoax by D.Loxton. REVIEWS.

magv20n4-Robert Trivers: Photo Amnesia by
Tavris;Incidentalomas by H.Hall;Tanning Myths by A.
Becirevic&D.D.Reed;Magic Perception by D.Russell;
Moral Values: M. Hauserv.M. Shermer; Richard Paul
Tributeby G.Hart;Destiny? by D. Zeigler;Radiation by
J. A. Siegel&C. W. Pennington;Ben Carson’s Beliefs by
D. Prothero;Moving Tombby G. J.van‘t Land;Education
& Religion by N. M.Baker;God Debate: D. Navarickv.
D.Matson;Reviews. Adamski UFOs by Loxton. REVIEWS.

magv21n2-Uploading the Mind:Plausible

by K.Hayworth;Implausible by P. Kassan;Mind-Body

Problem by R. L.Kuhn.Flu Shots by Hall;Abuse Cycle?

by Tavris;Extremists & Idealism by T. Dupuy;Islamism

by P.Boghossian& J.A.Lindsay;Future Terrorism by P.

Torres; Homo naledi by N. H. Lents;HIV Goat Milk Cure

by Hall; Mass Hysteria by R. E. Bartholomew; St Paul

by H. White;Pro Anti-Scienceby H. Siegal;ID Declines

by D. Prothero;JR.SK: Man-Eating Plants by Loxton

magv21n3-Internet Porn=Sexual Dysfunc-

tion?“Yes”by P. Zimbardo, G. Wilson &N. Coulombe,

“No” by M. Klein. Herbal Hazard by Hall;Sex Orienta-

tion by Tavris;Ancient Maya on Google by D.S. Ander-

son;Paleo Diet by A.R.Johnson;Does AA Work? by C.

J.Bogart;End-Times by P. Torres;Neurophysiology of

Bad Dreams by J. A.Cheyne;Poison Gas Attack by R.

E. Bartholomew, et al.;EM Field Panicby J. Frantsve

-Hawley; REVIEWS.JR.SK: Mammoths I by Loxton.

magv23n3-Science & Morality. Moral Judge-

ments: Real or Opinion?by C.F.Naff &A.Norman; Suicide

byJ.Bering; Debate:CanScience Determine Moral Values?

with M. Shermer, M. Pigliucci, & K. McCaffree. Stem Cell

Treatments by H. Hall; Facilitated Com. by S. Sobel;Re-

ligious Scientists by J. C. Wathey; Human Anatomical

Errors byN.H.Lents; JORDAN PETERSON PHENOMENON:

Archetype by Shermer; Peterson Defended by J. N. Stea;

Truth Search by S.Beckner. Astral Projection by Loxton

magv23n4-Something Ratherthan Nothing

by M. Shermer; Health Informed Consent by H. Hall;

Traits v.Type by C.Tavris: Teaching Evolution by S.

Parvatam; Abortion Milestones by G. Whittenberger;

Creation/Evolution Debate Styles by R. M. Barnes;

Microwave Attacks by R. E. Bartholomew; Adversarial

Arguments by A. Cooper-Sansone; Quackery History by

M. Tavel; Not-So-New Atheists by M. Cohen; Human

Conciousness by C. McGinn; JS: Ouija Boards by Loxton

magv21n1-Cons Excerptby M. Konnikova.

DSM-5 by H.Hall; Defining Rape by Tavris; ET Paradox

by G.Michael; U.S. Stonehenge by G.J.van‘t Land; Vol-

ney byT.C.Williams; Divine Hurricane Strikes by R.

Warren & M. Olejniczak; Vaccine War by R. Barglow &

M. Schaefer; Pretentious Bullshit by J. A. Cheyne & G.

Pennycook; Why Cops Kill by D. DeLeon; Video Game Vi-

olence by J. Glynn; Morals Debate by S. Harris, Shermer

& M. Hauser; Review. JS: Haunted Houses by D. Loxton

magv24n1-Behe’s Intelligent Designby

N.H.Lents; Postmodernism by S.Beckner; Radiation

Rx by H. Hall; Degrees of Misconduct by C.Tavris;

Gas from Water by D.Plazak; Online Gaming’s Dark

Side by J. Glynn; Data Mining by G. Smith; Fix Fake

News by D.Cowan Disproof of God by C. McGinn; Falun

Gong Dance Deception by D.Silverman; Opioid Epi-

demic by R. Barglow; Human-Centered View by D.

Zeigler. Reviews. JS: Dungeons & Dragons by D. Loxton

magv24n2-Evil/God DebatewithM Shermer

& B. Huffling;Laser Therapy by H. Hall;Acusations &

Evidenceby C. Tavris:G. Hancock’s America Before re-

viewed by J. Colavito;Was the Thunderbird a Pterosaur?

by P. J. Senter;Signs & Omens by J. Bering;S. Pinker on

Religious Rituals,ed. by Shermer;Cousin Marriage? by

G. Andrade;Energy Therapies by A.Bleske-Rechek,et al.;

Why Lie about UFOs? by E. Wojciechowski;Surveillance

Privacy Threats by J. GlynnJS: Cardiff Giantby D. Loxton

magv24n3-Scholars Must Defend Reason

byS.Pinker;Coconut Oil:Healthy?by Hall;Memory Wars

byTavris; Israel’s Lost Tribesby T.Callahan;Tic Tac UFO

by R.Sheaffer; Vampire Origins by J.Close;S.J.Gould’s

Science & Politics by A. Panchin;2 Kinds of Atheism by

J.L.Schellenberg; Antivax Attitudes Tested by N.Gauvrit

& M. Guillaud;False Confessions by S. Justman;Brain

Evoution by V.S.Johnston; Kaufmann’s White Decline

Reviewby G. Michael. JS: Chupacabraby D. Loxton

magv24n4-Understanding Flat Earthers

byD. Loxton;Water Fluoridation by Hall; Sexual Norms

by Tavris ; God-Evil Debate II Whittenbergerv.Huffling;

Turin Shroud Update byCallahan; Contentious Conver-

sations byBoghossian& Lindsay; Willetta Huggins byJ.

Bering; Balkans Pseudohistory byTodorovic ́; Cancer

Screening Myths byNogueira; Impossible Evidence by

Elgat; REVIEWS: Mental Illness; Human Swarm; Dar-

win; Forensics.JR SK: Crystal Palace Dinos byLoxton

magv25n1- Conspiracies by M. Shermer;Anti-

Aging Myths by H.Hall;Conduct Codes by C.Tavris;Ants

/Humans byM. Moffett;Games & Capitalism byJ. Kay;

Drone Scare byR. Bartholomew;Post-Truth Era debate:

L. McIntyrev.M. Shermer;New Logical Fallacy?byD.K.

Johnson;Meditation byJ.M.Fish,& by K. Schultheis;

History’s Key Points byC. Edwards; Biological Beauty by

V. S. Johnston;Integrative Cancer Care byM. Stefanek&

C.D Jordan;REVIEWS.JS: History ofFake Food byLoxton

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