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Volume 22 Issue 2 Letters: Chris French comments on the letters from Rupert Sheldrake and James Randi

Chris French -
Chris French comments on the exchange between Rupert Sheldrake and James Randi: One very good reason for me not raising the topic of Randi’s Pigasus...
Skepticism

Volume 22 Issue 2 Letters: Rupert Sheldrake on James Randi

Phil -
A reply from Randi and a short response from Chris French on this exchange follow this letter. The new enlarged Skeptic is a big...
Religion

Absolve This: Put The Catholic Church Out Of Its Misery

Mark Williams -
Bless you Father for you have sinned... I've made no secrets of my feelings towards the Catholic Church, in particular when it comes to its...
Religion

On Palin, cannibalism and creationism.

Mark Williams -
I deliberately avoid being preachy about vegetarianism but occasionally there comes an opportunity where comment is really deserved. In an almost deliberately controversial tone which...
Religion

No Evidence Allowed: The Government on Pseudoscience & Homeopathy

Mark Williams -
As recently mentioned, the firing of Professor David Nutt has brought into focus politics' deep seated discomfort with scientific evidence. In a world where...
Reviews

The Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Paul Taylor -
Oxford University Press, £13.99, ISBN 0195313682 Snake Oil Science: the Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine By R. Barker Bausell Reviewed by Ray Ward Bausell covers the rise...
Reviews

The Tiger That Isn’t: Seeing Through a World of Numbers

Paul Taylor -
Profile Books, £7.99 (pb), ISBN 1846681111 The Tiger That Isn’t: Seeing Through a World of Numbers by Michael Blastland and Andrew DilnotReviewed by Michael HuttonOur lives...
Politics

The sinister side of public policy.

Mark Williams -
On 1st November, following the sacking of Prof David Nutt, Ryan O’Meara, Editor-in-Chief of K9 Magazine, published the podcast below exploring evidence based policy. He...
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