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The Truth about Rendlesham
James Easton presents the first of a series of articles on Britain’s most notorious UFO case

Britain's Roswell?
Would the release of official documents relating to the Rendlesham Forest incident reveal that a UFO really landed?
Dr David Clarke investigates.

The Rendlesham Incident: Some lessons for UFOlogy
Jenny Randles describes her own long involvement with the case and considers its implications for UFOlogy in general

Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Peter Brookesmith considers the diplomatic aspects of the Rendlesham ‘cover-up’

Reflections on a Rendlesham Skywatch
Andy Marriott offers us his whimsical recollections of a beautiful night spent in Rendlesham Forest in August 2003 on a UFO-watch

Psychics on eBay
Emma-Louise Rhodes purchases tarot readings, all in the name of journalism

Haunting the Bereaved
Mark Williams reflects on the ‘psychic’ offerings of Colin Fry as presented in his TV show, 6ixth Sense

R. E. Ality Check: An Alternative Approach to Religious Education Damien Morris shows us one way to encourage enthusiasm and critical thought in classrooms



The Evolution Controversy
Nell Barrie reflects upon the controversy that just will not go away…

An Open Letter to the Public about Young Earth Creationism
Julian W. Kirchherr, a German exchange student in the USA, battles the ideology of Young Earth Creationism

Do 17 percent of people in Britain really believe in “intelligent design”?
Adam Buick is doubtful that Britons had a fair chance to respond to the BBC’s questions on the origins of life

  

From Psychic to Sceptic
James Byrne in retrospect on being a psychic

The Great Masturbation Delusion
A bout of moral alarm in the educated? Hilary Evans considers another example where the scientific evidence is absent

Making up History
Steuart Campbell questions how we are to know historical fact from fiction
when delivered to us in novels

Darwin Died an Agnostic
Donald Rooum investigates the claim by one of the world’s most distinguished philosophers that Darwin experienced a deathbed conversion

The Sceptical Medium: A course in Crossing Over
Jon Donnis recounts his experience at a mediumship training school

The messengers of Lily Dale: An analysis of modern spiritualist mediums
Benjamin Radford recounts his experience at a mediumship retreat in the USA

Making UFOlogy History
David Clarke reviews three books on classic UFO cases published 60 years after the birth of UFOlogy

The recovered memory debate:
False memories of the memory literature?
James Ost analyzes and critiques a body of false memory literature

Profits of the New Age
Jon Cohen reports on a sceptical day spent at The Mystic Arts Exhibition, 2008



Towards a Cognitive Neuroscience of the Dying Brain
Jason J Braithwaite offers an in-depth analysis and critique of the survivalist’s neuroscience of near-death experiences

Searching for Cressie, the Crescent Lake Monster
Benjamin Radford recounts the story of his search for a monster that never was

An Evening With James Randi and Friends
Jon Cohen reports on the evening that will be remembered for all eternity as the greatest night there ever was (probably)



Reincarnation: Overview of the work of Ian Stevenson (1918-2007)
Leonard Angel recounts his experience of a possible post-mortem encounter with the world's most famous investigator of reincarnation claims

Exposing the Myth of Alcoholics Anonymous. Part 2: Cult not Cure
Steven Mohr concludes his two-part investigation of Alcoholics Anonymous

Amazon's Amazing Admission
Mark Newbrook gives his reasons for being less than satisfied with Amazon's policy on book reviews



James Randi interview: mortality, Project Alpha, Peter Popoff and more...

Jon Wainwright and Bernard Carr ask: Can science accommodate psychic experience?

Wendy Grossman on 21 years of The Skeptic: An examination of the past and possible future of the magaine

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