Features
Why Creation Science Must be Taught in Schools
Tom Stafford and Andrew Brown argue that the best way to convey the nature of science is to produce examples of what it is not.
An Anaesthesiologist Examines the Pam Reynolds Story; Part 2: The Experience
Gerry Woerlee suggests a very non-paranormal explanation for near-death experiences on the operating table
The Angels of Mons and Elsewhere; Part Two: Even More Tales of Supernatural Rescue
Scott Wood completes his assessment of the ‘making of myths’
Humour
Sprite, by Donald Rooum, the ongoing saga of an ethereal being who has the misfortune to fall for a confirmed skeptic.
Cartoons by Tim Pearce and The Parking Lot is Full
Pictures from Hilary Evans’ Paranormal Picture Gallery
Book reviews
Dawkins’ God: Genes, Memes and the Meaning of Life by Alister McGrath;
The Whole Story: How Science Could Bring Together Conventional and Alternative Medicine by Toby Murcott
Fabulous Science: Fact and Fiction in the History of Scientific Discovery by John Waller
The Ancestor’s Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life by Richard Dawkins
News and comment
Editorial
Victoria Hamilton and Chris French
Skeptical Stats
A column based on the observation that sometimes statistics don’t lie – they’re just plain crazy…
Hits and Misses
Alternative guidance
Corporate spiritualism
Plastic crosses
Playing the odds
Acupuncture trials
Unvisible Flying Objects
Skeptic at large
Wendy M Grossman
Rhyme and Reason
Steve Donnelly
Philosopher’s Corner
Julian Baggini
From Michael Heap: Of parrots dead and psychic
Chairman of the Association for Skeptical Enquiry
Letters from our readers
More on the Kennedy Assassination
