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Distinguishable from intelligence? Don’t mistake technology with superiority

Wendy M. Grossman -
From the archives, Wendy Grossman disputes Michael Shermer's claim that we are obviously more intelligent than our ancestors
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Dopamine and religiosity: keep taking the tablets…

Steve Donnelly -
From the archives, Steve Donnelly ponders research linking religiosity and skepticism with varying degrees of dopamine levels in the brain.
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The Psychological Reality of Haunts and Poltergeists – Part II: An Advanced Model

James Houran, Rense Lange -
From the archives, Rense Lange and James Houran propose a more advanced model of the psychological processes underlying hauntings and poltergeists.
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The Psychological Reality of Hauntings and Poltergeists – Part I: An Initial Model

James Houran, Rense Lange -
In the first of a two-part article from the archive, Rense Lange and James Houran argue that ghostly outbreaks and hauntings can tell us more about the living than the dead.
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Rhyme and Reason: a Rael expert takes a look at the Raelian movement

Steve Donnelly -
From the archives, former editor Steve Donnelly takes a look at the Raelian movement's claims about human cloning, on BBC's Today programme
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Do astrologers have to believe in astrology?

Nick Campion -
From the archives, Nick Campion questions whether "belief" is even a particularly useful concept when applied to astrology
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From the archive: Analysing handwriting analysis and graphology

Barrie Whitaker -
From the archive in 1991, Barrie Whitaker looks at graphology's claims that handwriting analysis provides information on personality
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From the archives: The Weight of Evidence – Gyroscopes can’t levitate UFOs

Dave Love -
From the archives in 1990, Dave Love explains the physics of gyroscopes after a scientific paper claimed the devices could generate lift
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