Saturday, January 20, 2001

Skeptical Eye, Volume 13-1 2001

  • "Jamy Ian Swiss is the Honest Liar", Helen Hester-Ossa's review of this NCAS presentation at the Cecile Goldman Theater, Washington D.C. April  21, 2001
  • Festschrift for S.J. Gould: Marv Zelkowitz's review of the Skeptics Society's Annual Meeting, October 7, 2000 honoring evlution expert Gould.
  • The Skeptic’s Faust: Richard Dengrove's analysis of evidence for a historical Faust
  • Understanding Belief — How We Know What Isn’t So - NCAS Weekend Workshop
  • The Amazing Chi Machine, by Fred Kourmadas
  • FortFest 2000: A report on the 30th conference on anomalous phenomena presented by the International Fortean Organization (INFO) Nov 3-5, 2000 in College Park, MD, by Neil Inglis
  • The Write Stuff:
    • Neil Inglis offers tips on writing effectively to misguided journalists 
    • Jim Giglio's letter to Maryland Attorney General about "dangerous [false] claims" made by Alternatives magazine about herbal cures for juvenile diabetes. 
    • Gary Goldberg's letter to Washington Post Astrologer, Charlene Lichtenstein, and her reply
  • Media Notes:
    • Stephanie Hall's article, "Folklore and the Rise of Moderation Among Organized Skeptics", which includes close observation of NCAS activities
    • Skepchik and NCAS member Sheila Gibson's column in Skeptic magazine 
    • Chip Denman was awarded by NSA and the University of Maryland's Laboratory for Physical Sciences for his talk on science/pseudoscience
  • Newman Energy Machine Report, by Jim Giglio
  • One Cosmos, Two Very Different People: An improbable collaboration between Ann Druyan of Carl Sagan Productions and millionaire Joe Firmage, by Eric Choi
  • The Man Behind the Curtain, about John Edwards, by ZoAnn Lapinsky
  • Notes from New York: the Day. About being in NYC on 9/11 by Jamy Ian Swiss
  • The Mind of a True Believer, by Barry Blyveis
  • Prez Sez: Paul Jaffe, recaps recent NCAS accomplishements
  • Letter to NCAS: Invitation to NCAS members to participate in a "Sensitivity Survey" by independent researcher, Michael Jawar