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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Skeptic 22.2.
The SkepDoc
BY HARRIET HALL, M.D.
THE INTERNET IS A CORNUCOPIA OF facts, some true and some “alternative” (in other words, lies). One topic that is particularly plagued by misinformation is pH. People are...
The Gadfly
BY CAROL TAVRIS
What does it mean to be a racist? —A person who thinks their “race” or ethnic group is better than everyone else’s by virtue of genetic superiority, religion, customs, food, wa...
Delusions of the Imagination
BY TERENCE HINES In 1783 King Louis XVI of France organized a royal commission to investigate whether mesmerism was a real phenomenon or a sham. It is well known that Benjamin Franklin and Antoine La...
Area 51: What is Really Going on There?
BY DONALD R. PROTHERO We are driving west in a black SUV across the “Extraterrestrial Highway” (Nevada State Highway 375), about three hours north of Las Vegas. The road itself is unremarkable—miles ...
Is Race a Useful Concept?
BY RAZIB KHAN AND BRIAN B. BOUTWELL WE SEEK TO ADDRESS A SINGULAR, SIMPLE QUESTION: are racial classifications (Black, White, Hispanic, etc.) a pure social construction, or are they “real” on some de...