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Second Sight? Or Just the Blind Leading the Blind?
Krissy Wilson reviews the not-so-amazing performance of psychic Sharon Neill

Just Your Imagination? Part 1: Acting
Martin Parkinson looks at some of the things he learned in drama class…

The Mystery of Hellfire Pass: Part Three
Paul Chambers and Robert Bartholomew round off their investigation into the ‘Phantom Sniper of Esher’

Natural Science and the Spirit World: Part One
The following is the first of two instalments of an article taken from Freiedrich Engels’ Dialectics of Nature…



'God's Truth', Others' Confusion?
L. J. Hurst considers the complex case of Hayward, Wells and Deeks

Is a Grey Heavier Than a Green?
Question and Answer: Stephen Moston takes a look at the relationship between asking a question and reaching a conclusion

Thomas Hobbes, Angels, Ghosts and Miracles
Adam Buick considers some of Hobbes’ neglected musings



Just Who Wrote the Passion of Christ by Emmerich?
From tale to pen to paper to publication, Wolf Roder revisits the controversial Passion of Christ

What Colour is Four? The Perception of Synaesthesia in Art and Science
Marc Tibber traces the shifting position of an intriguing psychological phenomenon

Alexander the Oracle-Monger
Adam Buick takes us all the way back to the scandalous antics of Alexander and his snake-god, Glycon

A Physiological Reason why Superman Behaves like a Boy Scout
Superman is often accused of seeing the world through rose-colored glasses, supporting his ‘boy-scout like’ naiveté. Robert Castro takes a satirical look at the physiology of Superman’s behaviour



The Angels of Mons and Elsewhere; Part One: The Bowmen and Other Legends
Scott Wood begins his two-part assessment on the fabled Angels of Mons by unearthing their origins

An anaesthesiologist examines the Pam Reynolds story; Part 1: Background considerations
In his two-part analysis of Pam Reynold’s near-death experience, Gerry Woerlee considers the evidence for the paranormal

In Search of ET
Dene Bebbington asks whether the search for life on other planets is likely to be successful

Overcooked
Martin Parkinson gives a curious example of something sensible deliberately dressed up to look like nonsense

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



Susan Blackmore interview:
On parapsychology, rationalising negative results, memes, Zen and consciousness...

Ray Hyman, Richard Wiseman, Caroline Watt and Chris Roe:
An eleven page argument about The Demise of Parapsychology and whether it is still a worthwhile field for research

Lewis Jones on Basava Premanand (1930-2009)

Phil Plait, former President of the James Randi Educational Foundation:
On The Amaz!ng Meeting: London and the future of international events.

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