Skeptic News

Skeptical Inquirer, July/August Issue

Skeptical Inquirer, July/August Issue

The July/August issue of Skeptical Inquirer, the magazine of CSICOP, was posted yesterday. Selected articles include "Magnetic Therapy: Plausible Attraction?," "Biomagnetic Pseudoscience and Nonsense Claims," "Planting a Seed of Doubt," "Book review: Talking to Heaven by James Van Praagh," and "CSICOP Compiles Top Ten Paranormal Hoaxes."

The Skeptic, July Issue

The Skeptic, July Issue

The July issue of The Skeptic, the newsletter of the North Texas Skeptics, was posted to their web site recently. Feature articles include "Show Me God," "The Third Eye, and "Creation Science Education."

Reality Check, Summer Issue

Reality Check, Summer Issue

The Summer issue of Reality Check, the newsletter of the Rationalists of East Tennessee, was posted to their web site recently. Feature articles include "Einstein's credo," "A brief history of skepticism, Part II," "The many forms of atheism," and "Carlos Castaneda is, well, y'know, like maybe."

QuackWatch Posts Two New Articles

QuackWatch Posts Two New Articles

QuackWatch explains "Why People Are Vulnerable" (under the General Observations topic) and "Board Certification: What Does it Mean?" (under the Consumer Protection topic).

Phactum, June Issue

Phactum, June Issue

Articles from the June issue of Phactum, the newsletter of the Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking (PhACT), are now online. The feature articles are "Review of Talk by Joe Nickell," "Cryonics," "Belief in the Paranormal from an Evolutionary Perspective," by Jim Enright, "TT Study Makes it to JAMA," and "To a would be Scientific Revolutionary."

Has Science Found God?

Has Science Found God?

The Secular Web has posted an article by Jeffery Jay Lowder responding to a recent Newsweek cover story, "Science Finds God".

Skeptic News Web Site, www.skepticnews.com, Goes Online

Skeptic News Web Site, www.skepticnews.com, Goes Online

I've moved the prototype page to www.skepticnews.com and have begun putting the site together in earnest. Stay tuned for further changes as I get things organized!

Skeptic News Prototype Begins Operation

Skeptic News Prototype Begins Operation

Today I began creating these pages, initially creating links to earlier reports in an effort to estimate what frequency of updates I can expect (as well as to give people something to see while these pages get started).

Psychic Greta Alexander Has Died

Psychic Greta Alexander Has Died

Today's edition of the State Journal-Register in Springfield, Illinois carries a Copley News Service article reporting that self-proclaimed psychic Greta Alexander died yesterday in Hopedale Hospital in Delavan, Illinois.

The REALL News, June/July Issue

The REALL News, June/July Issue

The June/July issue of The REALL News, the newsletter of the Springfield, Illinois-based Rational Examination Association of Lincoln Land, is now online. The feature articles are "A Visit to the Institute for Creation Research, Part Two," by Karen Bartelt, and "The Eyes Still Speak," by Martin Kottmeyer.

Prodos Back on Melbourne Radio

Prodos Back on Melbourne Radio

The Australian Skeptics web site reports that The Prodos Connection, a skeptical radio program, is now back on the air on Melbourne 3WRB 97.4 FM.

CSICOP Responds to the Recent UFO Report Sponsored by the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE)

CSICOP Responds to the Recent UFO Report Sponsored by the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE)

CSICOP issued a press release in response to recent recommendations on UFOs released on June 29, 1998 by the Society for Scientific Exploration (SSE).

FMS Foundation Newsletter, July/August Issue

FMS Foundation Newsletter, July/August Issue

The July/August issue of FMS Foundation Newsletter, the newsletter of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation, is now online.

The REALL News, April/May Issue

The REALL News, April/May Issue

The April/May issue of The REALL News, the newsletter of the Springfield, Illinois-based Rational Examination Association of Lincoln Land, is now online. The feature articles are "A Visit to the Institute for Creation Research, Part One," by Karen Bartelt, and "Lastly, What Roswell Proved," by Martin Kottmeyer.