Archive


Volume 48 - 2024

Volume 48, No. 1

BIGFOOT IS DEAD
January/February 2024

Volume 48, No. 2

Stories That Should Be Handled with Care
March/April 2024




Volume 47 - 2023

Volume 47, No. 1

The Devil’s Baby of Ravenswood: A Folkloric Appalachian Legend ‘Brought to Light’
January/February 2023

Volume 47, No. 2

Remembering Ken Frazier, Longtime Editor of Skeptical Inquirer
March/April 2023

Volume 47, No. 3

Medical Pseudoscience around the World
May/June 2023

Volume 47, No. 4

The Ideological Subversion of Science
July/August 2023

Volume 47, No. 5

Persuasive Bullshitters
September/October 2023

Volume 47, No. 6

The Rorschach Inkblot Test: An Unsinkable Rubber Ducky
November/December 2023




Volume 46 - 2022

Volume 46, No. 1

From Russia’s Stalin to Climate Change—The Irrational World of Motivated Reasoning
January/February 2022

Volume 46, No. 2

Staying Afloat in a Sea of Misinformation
March/April 2022

Volume 46, No. 3

E.O. WILSON MEMORIAL
May/June 2022

Volume 46, No. 4

The Social Dynamics of Conspiracy Rumors: From Satanic Panic to QAnon
July/August 2022

Volume 46, No. 5

Vaccination against Misinformation
September/October 2022

Volume 46, No. 6

The Antikythera Mechanism: The Greek Computer of Science and Reason
November/December 2022




Volume 45 - 2021

Volume 45, No. 1

Remembering Randi: 1928-2020
January / February 2021

Volume 45, No. 2

The Bizarre Quniverse of QAnon Conspiracies
March / April 2021

Volume 45, No. 3

How to Repair the American Mind
May/June 2021

Volume 45, No. 4

Environmentalism and the Fringe
July/August 2021

Volume 45, No. 5

UFOs (or UAPs) Hit the News
September/October 2021

Volume 45, No. 6

Hyped Hollywood Horrors
November/December 2021




Volume 44 - 2020

Volume 44, No. 1

Dubious Claims in Youth Psychotherapy
January / February 2020

Volume 44, No. 2

Beware the Naturopathic Cancer Quack
March / April 2020

Volume 44, No. 3

The Nobel Disease: When Intelligent Scientists Go Weird
May / June 2020

Volume 44, No. 4

Covid-19 Misinformation / The Possible Worlds of Ann Druyan
July / August 2020

Volume 44, No. 5

Intellectual Humility: A Guiding Map for Skeptics
September / October 2020

Volume 44, No. 6

The Scientific Frauds Behind the False Vaccine-Autism Claim
November / December 2020




Volume 43 - 2019

Volume 43, No. 1

The Myths of Endless Energy
January / February 2019

Volume 43, No. 2

Megavitamins: Puffery vs. Fact
March / April 2019

Volume 43, No. 3

Heredity & Your DNA: Seven Big Misconceptions
May / June 2019

Volume 43, No. 4

Team Science – How to Be Better Science Activists
July / August 2019

Volume 43, No. 5

Health Wars: In the Trenches Against Alternative Medicine
September / October 2019

Volume 43, No. 6

Nine Evidence-Based Guidelines for a 'Good Life'
November / December 2019




Volume 42 - 2018

Volume 42, No. 1

A Skeptic's Guide to Racism
January / February 2018

Volume 42, No. 2

The War on Science and Knowledge
March / April 2018

Volume 42, No. 3

Progressophobia
May / June 2018

Volume 42, No. 4

Wildlife Apocalypse
July / August 2018

Volume 42, No. 5

The God Engine: How Belief Develops
September / October 2018

Volume 42, No. 6

UFOs and Aliens
November / December 2018




Volume 41 - 2017

Volume 41, No. 1

Stem Cell Research
January / February 2017

Volume 41, No. 2

The Selfish Gene Revisited
March / April 2017

Volume 41, No. 3

Surviving the Misinformation Age
May / June 2017

Volume 41, No. 4

Fire-Breathing Dinosaurs?
July / August 2017

Volume 41, No. 5

The Politicization of Scientific Issues
September / October 2017

Volume 41, No. 6

Conspiracy Theories and Incredible Tales
November / December 2017




Volume 40 - 2016

Volume 40, No. 1

Lying About Polygraph Tests
January / February 2016

Volume 40, No. 2

Biological Race and Human Diversity
March / April 2016

Volume 40, No. 3

Creators of the Paranormal
May / June 2016

Volume 40, No. 4

Does Astrology Need to be True?
July / August 2016

Volume 40, No. 5

40th Anniversary
September / October 2016

Volume 40, No. 6

Odysseys in Scientific Skepticism
November / December 2016




Volume 39 - 2015

Volume 39, No. 1

Understanding Strange Beliefs
January / February 2015

Volume 39, No. 2

Evolution
March / April 2015

Volume 39, No. 3

Medical Misinformation
May / June 2015

Volume 39, No. 4

Celebrity Scientists
July / August 2015

Volume 39, No. 5

The Daedalus Sea Serpent Solved
September / October 2015

Volume 39, No. 6

The Man who Solved the Bermuda Triangle 'Mystery'
November / December 2015




Volume 38 - 2014

Volume 38, No. 1

Islamic Creationism
January / February 2014

Volume 38, No. 2

The Burzynski Battles
March / April 2014

Volume 38, No. 3

Mount Rainier UFO Magnet?
May / June 2014

Volume 38, No. 4

Science and Religion
July / August 2014

Volume 38, No. 5

Cosmos
September / October 2014

Volume 38, No. 6

44 Doctor-Bashing Arguments
November / December 2014




Volume 37 - 2013

Volume 37, No. 1

The Psychology of Doomsday
January / February 2013

Volume 37, No. 2

On Invisible Beings
March / April 2013

Volume 37, No. 3

Oliver Sacks
May / June 2013

Volume 37, No. 4

The Great Russian Meteor Explosion
July / August 2013

Volume 37, No. 5

Stardust, Smoke, and Mirrors
September / October 2013

Volume 37, No. 6

Losing Our Minds in the Age of Brain Science
November / December 2013




Volume 36 - 2012

Volume 36, No. 1

Measuring Mythology
January / February 2012

Volume 36, No. 2

Legend of the Ztarr: The Skeptic Epic
March / April 2012

Volume 36, No. 3

The Roswellian Syndrome
May / June 2012

Volume 36, No. 4

Mystery Illness
July / August 2012

Volume 36, No. 5

Art and Skepticism
September / October 2012

Volume 36, No. 6

Phrenology and the Grand Delusion of Experience
November / December 2012




Volume 35 - 2011

Volume 35, No. 1

The Conspiracy Meme
January / February 2011

Volume 35, No. 2

Proof of ESP? Not Quite
March / April 2011

Volume 35, No. 3

A Skeptical Look at Overnight Amnesia
May / June 2011

Volume 35, No. 4

9/11 Conspiracy Theories Ten Years Later
July / August 2011

Volume 35, No. 5

Civilizations Lost and Found
September / October 2011

Volume 35, No. 6

Did Shakespeare Write Shakespeare?
November / December 2011




Volume 34 - 2010

Volume 34, No. 1

The War on Cancer
January / February 2010

Volume 34, No. 2

The Case Against Psychic Detectives
March / April 2010

Volume 34, No. 3

Why Our Brains Believe
May / June 2010

Volume 34, No. 4

Pharmaceutical Progress: A Skeptic's Assessment
July / August 2010

Volume 34, No. 5

Martin Gardner: A Tribute and Celebration
September / October 2010

Volume 34, No. 6

Monster Mayhem
November / December 2010




Volume 33 - 2009

Volume 33, No. 1

The New UFO Interest
January / February 2009

Volume 33, No. 2

Debunking the Pearl Harbor Message Myth
March / April 2009

Volume 33, No. 3

Science & Pseudoscience in Nutrition
May / June 2009

Volume 33, No. 4

The Hobbit Discovery
July / August 2009

Volume 33, No. 5

Power Line Panic and Cell Phone Mania
September / October 2009

Volume 33, No. 6

Skepticism 2.0 What's Next?
November / December 2009




Volume 32 - 2008

Volume 32, No. 1

Chiropractic & Homeopathy Under the Microscope
January / February 2008

Volume 32, No. 2

The New China
March / April 2008

Volume 32, No. 3

Animal Rights Extremists
May / June 2008

Volume 32, No. 4

Arthur C. Clarke
July / August 2008

Volume 32, No. 5

Questionable Medical Treatments
September / October 2008

Volume 32, No. 6

Love at First Sight
November / December 2008




Volume 31 - 2007

Volume 31, No. 1

Carl Sagan, Ten Years After His Death... an Appreciation
January / February 2007

Volume 31, No. 2

Science, God, and (Non) Belief
March / April 2007

Volume 31, No. 3

Global Warming: A Position Paper
May / June 2007

Volume 31, No. 4

The Science Behind Fiction
July / August 2007

Volume 31, No. 5

AIDS: Deniers vs. Science
September / October 2007

Volume 31, No. 6

Vaccines and Autism Myths and Misconceptions
November / December 2007




Volume 30 - 2006

Volume 30, No. 1

The Memory Wars
January / February 2006

Volume 30, No. 2

Cyberterrorism
March / April 2006

Volume 30, No. 3

Is Anyone Out There?
May / June 2006

Volume 30, No. 4

Magnet Therapy
July / August 2006

Volume 30, No. 5

DNA and Evolution in Action
September / October 2006

Volume 30, No. 6

Science + Art
November / December 2006




Volume 29 - 2005

Volume 29, No. 1

Critical Thinking About Energy
January / February 2005

Volume 29, No. 2

Evolution and Evidence
March / April 2005

Volume 29, No. 3

Testing 'The Girl with X-Ray Eyes'
May / June 2005

Volume 29, No. 4

Carl Sagan
July / August 2005

Volume 29, No. 5

Obesity: Epidemic or Myth
September / October 2005

Volume 29, No. 6

Evolution and the ID Wars
November / December 2005




Volume 28 - 2004

Volume 28, No. 1

Geologists Beachrock & Atlantis
January / February 2004

Volume 28, No. 2

Science & Religion 2004
March / April 2004

Volume 28, No. 3

Darkness, Tunnels, and Light
May / June 2004

Volume 28, No. 4

Captain Punishment and Homicide
July / August 2004

Volume 28, No. 5

Columbia's Prayer/Fertility Study
September / October 2004

Volume 28, No. 6

Bacteria and Ulcers
November / December 2004




Volume 27 - 2003

Volume 27, No. 1

How Not to Test Mediums
January / February 2003

Volume 27, No. 2

The Blank Slate
March / April 2003

Volume 27, No. 3

The Luck Factor
May / June 2003

Volume 27, No. 4

Chasing Champ
July / August 2003

Volume 27, No. 5

The Politics and Bad Science of Alternative Medicine
September / October 2003

Volume 27, No. 6

Ann Druyan talks about Science, Religion, Wonder, Awe, and Carl Sagan
November / December 2003




Volume 26 - 2002

Volume 26, No. 1

Mark Twain Debunks Phrenology
January / February 2002

Volume 26, No. 2

Bigfoot
March / April 2002

Volume 26, No. 3

Who Abused Jane Doe?
May / June 2002

Volume 26, No. 4

Science and Pseudoscience in Russia
July / August 2002

Volume 26, No. 5

A Skeptical Look at September 11th
September / October 2002

Volume 26, No. 6

The Visions of Medjugorje
November / December 2002




Volume 25 - 2001

Volume 25, No. 1

Issues in Alternative Medicine
January / February 2001

Volume 25, No. 2

Consciousness and Parapsychology
March / April 2001

Volume 25, No. 3

25 Years of CSICOP
May / June 2001

Volume 25, No. 4

Veterinary Medical Nonsense
July / August 2001

Volume 25, No. 5

Science and Religion 2001
September / October 2001

Volume 25, No. 6

Speaking to the Dead?
November / December 2001




Volume 24 - 2000

Volume 24, No. 1

The 10 Outstanding Skeptics of the 20th Century
January / February 2000

Volume 24, No. 2

Vividness and the Media Paradox
March / April 2000

Volume 24, No. 3

Mass Delusions and Hysterias
May / June 2000

Volume 24, No. 4

Tapping Our Problems Away?
July / August 2000

Volume 24, No. 5

Voodoo Science and the Belief Gene
September / October 2000

Volume 24, No. 6

The Face Behind the Face on Mars
November / December 2000




Volume 23 - 1999

Volume 23, No. 1

Armageddon and the Prophets of Doomsday
January / February 1999

Volume 23, No. 2

Jinxed Careers?
March / April 1999

Volume 23, No. 3

Urban Legends
May / June 1999

Volume 23, No. 4

Science & Religion
July / August 1999

Volume 23, No. 5

Where Do We Come From?
September / October 1999

Volume 23, No. 6

Millennium Thought Contagion
November / December 1999




Volume 22 - 1998

Volume 22, No. 1

Dermo-Optical Perception
January / February 1998

Volume 22, No. 2

Houdini and Conan Doyle
March / April 1998

Volume 22, No. 3

The Aliens Files
May / June 1998

Volume 22, No. 4

Magnetic Therapy
July / August 1998

Volume 22, No. 5

What are the Chances?
September / October 1998

Volume 22, No. 6

Fossil Gaps?
November / December 1998




Volume 21 - 1997

Volume 21, No. 1

The X-Files Encounters the Skeptics
January / February 1997

Volume 21, No. 2

Carl Sagan 1934-1996
March / April 1997

Volume 21, No. 3

Is the Sky Falling?
May / June 1997

Volume 21, No. 4


July / August 1997

Volume 21, No. 5

Alternative Medicine in a Scientific World
September / October 1997

Volume 21, No. 6


November / December 1997




Volume 20 - 1996

Volume 20, No. 1

Star Cradle
January / February 1996

Volume 20, No. 2

Carl Sagan on Science and Superstition
March / April 1996

Volume 20, No. 3

Sensory Illusions
May / June 1996

Volume 20, No. 4


July / August 1996

Volume 20, No. 5

Science Fiction, Skepticism, and Reality
September / October 1996

Volume 20, No. 6

A Strategy for Saving Science
November / December 1996




Volume 19 - 1995

Volume 19, No. 1


January / February 1995

Volume 19, No. 2


March / April 1995

Volume 19, No. 3


May / June 1995

Volume 19, No. 4


July / August 1995

Volume 19, No. 5


September / October 1995

Volume 19, No. 6


November / December 1995




Volume 18 - 1993/1994

Volume 18, No. 1

'Honesty Tests' How Valid Are They?
Fall 1993

Volume 18, No. 2

Winter 1994
Winter 1994

Volume 18, No. 3

The Antiscience Threat
Spring 1994

Volume 18, No. 4

The Strange Legacy of Nikola Tesla
Summer 1994

Volume 18, No. 5

Reincarnation Examined
September / October 1994




Volume 17 - 1992/1993

Volume 17, No. 1

Fall 1992
Fall 1992

Volume 17, No. 2

Winter 1993
Winter 1993

Volume 17, No. 3

Facilitated Communication: Miracle or Mirage?
Spring 1993

Volume 17, No. 4

The Right Hemisphere
Summer 1993




Volume 16 - 1991/1992

Volume 16, No. 1

Fall 1991
Fall 1991

Volume 16, No. 2

Crop Circles
Winter 1992

Volume 16, No. 3

Myths of Subliminal Persuasion
Spring 1992

Volume 16, No. 4

Psychic Experiences Explained
Summer 1992




Volume 15 - 1990/1991

Volume 15, No. 1

Neural Organization Technique
Fall 1990

Volume 15, No. 2

What Do We Believe?
Winter 1991

Volume 15, No. 3

Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Spring 1991

Volume 15, No. 4

Summer 1991
Summer 1991




Volume 14 - 1989/1990

Volume 14, No. 1

Myths About Science
Fall 1989

Volume 14, No. 2

The New Catastrophism
Winter 1990

Volume 14, No. 3

Satanic Cult Claims
Spring 1990

Volume 14, No. 4

Ghosts Make News!
Summer 1990




Volume 13 - 1988/1989

Volume 13, No. 1

Astrology & the Presidency
Fall 1988

Volume 13, No. 2

Evaluating Controversial Claims
Winter 1989

Volume 13, No. 3

Analyzing the Mill Creek 'Bigfoot Footprints'
Spring 1989

Volume 13, No. 4

The New Age
Summer 1989




Volume 12 - 1987/1988

Volume 12, No. 1

Medical Controversies
Fall 1987

Volume 12, No. 2

The Brain & Consciousness
Winter 1987 / 1988

Volume 12, No. 3

The Neuropathology of Spiritual Possession
Spring 1988

Volume 12, No. 4

CSICOP in China
Summer 1988




Volume 11 - 1986/1987

Volume 11, No. 1

Ancient Antartica Maps?
Fall 1986

Volume 11, No. 2

Does Astrology Need To Be True?
Winter 1986 / 1987

Volume 11, No. 3

The Elusive Open Mind
Spring 1987

Volume 11, No. 4

Spontaneous Human Combustion
Summer 1987




Volume 10 - 1985/1986

Volume 10, No. 1

The Physics of Firewalking
Fall 1985

Volume 10, No. 2

Moon Myths
Winter 1985 / 1986

Volume 10, No. 3

Science and the Paranormal
Spring 1986

Volume 10, No. 4

The Condon UFO Study
Summer 1986




Volume 09 - 1984/1985

Volume 09, No. 1

Quantum Theory and Psi: The Misuse of Science
Fall 1984

Volume 09, No. 2

The 'Mind Race' Muddle: Outracing the Evidence
Winter 1984 / 1985

Volume 09, No. 3

Columbus Poltergeist Case
Spring 1985

Volume 09, No. 4

The Guardian Astrology Study
Summer 1985




Volume 08 - 1983/1984

Volume 08, No. 1

Creationist Pseudoscience
Fall 1983

Volume 08, No. 2

Parapsychology: Sense and Nonsense
Winter 1983 / 1984

Volume 08, No. 3

Proving Negatives and the Paranormal
Spring 1984

Volume 08, No. 4

The Evidence Concerning ESP: Two Critiques
Summer 1984




Volume 07 - 1982/1983

Volume 07, No. 1

Prophest and the Selling of Nostradamus
Fall 1982

Volume 07, No. 2

Palmistry: Science or Hand-Jive
Winter 1982 / 1983

Volume 07, No. 3

Iridology: Diagnosis or Delusion?
Spring 1983

Volume 07, No. 4

Randi's Project Alpha: Magicians in the Psi Lab
Summer 1983




Volume 06 - 1981/1982

Volume 06, No. 1

The Case of the Claimed Clairvoyant Detective
Fall 1981

Volume 06, No. 2

On Coincidences
Winter 1981 / 1982

Volume 06, No. 4

Remote Viewing Revisited
Summer 1982




Volume 05 - 1980/1981

Volume 05, No. 1

Velikovsky in Retrospect
Fall 1980

Volume 05, No. 2

The Power of Psychic Belief
Winter 1980 / 1981

Volume 05, No. 3

Hypnosis and UFOs
Spring 1981

Volume 05, No. 4

The Illogic of ESP
Summer 1981




Volume 04 - 1979/1980

Volume 04, No. 1

Anti-Evolution Propoganda
Fall 1979

Volume 04, No. 2

The 'Mars Effect' and Sports Champions
Winter 1979 / 1980

Volume 04, No. 3

ESP Belief: Effects of Dehoaxing
Spring 1980

Volume 04, No. 4

Science and Pseudoscience
Summer 1980




Volume 03 - 1978/1979

Volume 03, No. 1

Testing Astrology
Fall 1978

Volume 03, No. 2

Evaluating Parapsychology
Winter 1978

Volume 03, No. 3

Psychology of Near-Death Experiences
Spring 1979

Volume 03, No. 4

The Moon and the Maternity Ward
Summer 1979




Volume 02 - 1977/1978

Volume 02, No. 1

Did Ancient "Astronauts" Really Land Here?
Fall / Winter 1977

Volume 02, No. 2

Biorhythm Breakdowns
Spring / Summer 1978




Volume 01 - 1976/1977

Volume 01, No. 1


Fall / Winter 1976

Volume 01, No. 2


Spring / Summer 1977