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Wendy M. Grossman

https://www.pelicancrossing.net/

Wendy M. Grossman is founder and (twice) former editor of The Skeptic, and a freelance writer.

From the archives: Fact checking the decibels at Wimbledon

Wendy M. Grossman - 27th April 2012

From the archives in 2012, Wendy Grossman looks at the media claim that a tennis player's grunt at Wimbledon was almost as loud as a jet engine.

When The Skeptic came of age: a 2011 reflection on the first 21 years of the magazine

Wendy M. Grossman - 7th January 2011

From the archives in 2011, Wendy M Grossman, founding editor of The Skeptic, reflects on the first 21 years of the magazine’s life

From the archives: Going to great lengths – long-hair pseudoscience

Wendy M. Grossman - 1st January 2011

From the archives in 2011, Wendy Grossman looks at the miraculous supplements and regimes promoted on forums for people keen to grow and maintain long hair

Health

Autism, MMR and the consequences of misguided science.

Wendy M. Grossman - 6th February 2010

The news this week that The Lancet has retracted Andrew Wakefield's 1998 paper claiming to have found a link between autism and the MMR...

Skepticism

B Premanand 1930 – 2009.

Wendy M. Grossman - 5th October 2009

Basava Premanand was India's leading skeptic and humanist; he published The Indian Skeptic and was a teacher, debunker,and performer.People compare him to James Randi,...

Skepticism

Why Statues Weep: The Best of the Skeptic

Wendy M. Grossman - 2nd October 2009

We are in the final stages of producing a "Best of the Skeptic" volume by the title of "Why Statues Weep". The Skeptic magazine...

Reviews

How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life

Wendy M. Grossman - 2nd December 2008

How to Dunk a Doughnut: The Science of Everyday Life by Len FisherWeidenfeld & Nicolson, £12.99, ISBN 0-297-60756-1 You have to be very dedicated to...

Alternative Medicine