Facts, Theories, and Best Explanations

FROM THE EDITOR

Fear for Our Future—or Hope?

Nashville Christmas Bomber an Aliens-and-Lizard-People Conspiracy Theorist

On Christmas morning 2020 in downtown Nashville, Tennessee,

NAS Report on ‘Havana Syndrome’ Mired in Controversy

History is the arbiter of controversy. —Lord Acton

Like Crop Circles, Mysterious Monoliths Appear—and Disappear

In November 2020, state biologists surveying wild bighorn

Physics Professor, Voodoo Science Author Robert L. Park: An Appreciation

Credit: Carole Cuaresma - Wikipedia Robert L. Park,

The Blakeslee Files: A Science-Writing Family’s Treasure Trove

Anti-polio vaccine flyer from the 1950s: An early

CFI Libraries Redesigns Website

During the pandemic, many of the “normal” library

Incredible Vanishings and the Case of Ambrose Bierce

American writer Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914?)—in his collection of

Hypnosis Revisited

Is hypnosis for real? Do people actually go

The Tragedy of Our Commons

Stuart Vyse is a psychologist and author of Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition, which won the William James Book Award of the American Psychological Association. He is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

The Pointlessness of Pet Acupuncture

Q : Have you done an investigation into

The Many Valuable Contributions of Scott O. Lilienfeld, Scientist, Skeptic, and Colleague

My friend and colleague Scott O. Lilienfeld died

NEW AND NOTABLE]

Listing does not preclude future review. Written by Skeptical Inquirer Editor Kendrick Frazier

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR]

Downfall of a Charlatan I was disappointed with

Life, the Quniverse, and Everything, PART 1

QAnon is the ultimate conspiracy—the mothership; the “Choose-Your-Own

Science: The Gold Standard of Truth

Wanton attacks on scientific truths and even the existence of truth itself are profoundly troubling. Science’s history is a spectacular cascade of truths

Behe, Bias, and Bears (Oh My!)

Another swing and a miss for intelligent design creationism

Is There a Philosophical Magisterium?

Some scholars are promoting the idea that philosophy studies questions that science cannot. An analysis of the scientific method finds otherwise

Continuity, Not Magisterium—A Response to Jones

Science and philosophy exist on a continuum with areas of overlap and reciprocal aid. Each informs the other—or should

Psychic Detectives and the Tragedy of Harley Dilly

An Ohio boy’s disappearance from a small town around Christmas 2019 was a genuine mystery. It eventually garnered the attention of national news media—and psychics

Fresh Thinking or Exploitation?

High school and college classrooms around the United