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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Skeptic 28.1.
WISDOM of the SKEPDOC
We are saddened by the passing of our dear friend and columnist (since 2006) Harriet Hall, MD, who was instrumental in helping us understand what science can and cannot tell us about how to l...
THE ECONOMICS OF LIFE MADE SIMPLE
Economic Terms Used in This Article “NO SCIENCE IN THE WORLD IS MORE ELEVATED, MORE NECESSARY, AND MORE USEFUL THAN ECONOMICS.” —Carl Linnaeus, Swedish naturalist (1740, Academy of Arts) Gross Outp...
A Critical Analysis of AMERICA’S HOMELESS CRISIS
How serious is the homeless situation in America? Nearly everything about homelessness is complicated, beginning with the question of just how many Americans experience homelessness each year. The m...
SKEPTIC INTERVIEWS
Skeptic: Are you one of the insiders that those in power consult?
Blinder: I don’t think I’m an insider anymore, but I certainly was once. I went to Princeton University, where I majored in...
ALTERNATIVE CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS
In the Fall of 2022, Netflix released Ancient Apocalypse, an eight-part documentary series written and presented by Graham Hancock, the author of numerous bestselling books about ancient human prehi...