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Articles

Lessons From Kansas: Its citizens woke up, fought back, and won. Will you be ready if the creationists take over your schools?
by Sheila Gibson
Dumbth: by Randi Cassingham
An Amazing Life: An interview with James “The Amazing” Randi
by Michael Shermer
Bigger than Fire?: A scientific examination of Randell Mills’ “Hydrino” Theory by Aaron J. Barth
Time’s Arrpws Point Both Ways: The View From Nowhen
by Victor J. Stenger

Reviews

Impossible Evolution? Another Physicist Challenges: Darwin Mathematics and Evolution, by Fred Hoyle reviewed by Massimo Pigliucci
Metaphors for the Masses: Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century, by Howard Bloom reviewed by Michael Shermer
The Design Detectives: Intelligent Design: The Bridge Between Science and Theology, by William A. Dembski and The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism, by Phillip E. Johnson reviewed by Jason Rosenhouse
No Devil in the Lettuce: Tower of Babel: The Evidence Against the New Creationism, by Robert T. Pennock reviewed by Wolf Roder
The Evolution Wars: Defenders of the Truth: The Battle for Science in the Sociobiology Debate and Beyond, by Ullica Segerstråle; The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics, by Robin Marantz Henig; The Riddled Chain: Chance, Coincidence, and Chaos in Human Evolution, by Jeffrey K. McKee. reviewed by Michael Shermer
A Perfect 10: Tales of the Rational: Skeptical Essays About Nature and Science, by Massimo Pigliucci reviewed by Amanda Chesworth
The Stealth Creationists: Icons of Evolution: Science or Myth? Why Much of What We Teach About Evolution is Wrong, by Jonathan Wells. Reviewed by David Ussery reviewed by David Ussery

Special Section:
ID — The New Creationism

Evolution and the New Creationism: A Proposal for Compromise: Intelligent design theory is wrong, but teaching it will strengthen students’ understanding of science by Larry Arnhart
Whence the Flood Waters?: The Rise and Fall (and Likely Return) of the Pre-Flood Water Canopy by Tom McIver
The Triumph of Christianity: Why a Small Apocalyptic Cult Overwhelmed its Powerful Roman Rivals by Tim Callahan
A Connecticut Yankee in God’s Court: Mark Twain’s Covert War
with Religion by Gary Sloan

News

Science in America: Knowledge About Science & Technology; Interest by Sex, Education Level; Self-Assessed Knowledge; “Attentive” Public Policy; Understanding Scientific Inquiry; Science & the Media; Communication Barriers; An Ill-Informed Public; What Should Be Done?; Belief in the Paranormal.
The Crackpot Index^®: by John Baez
NASA Discovers Bible’s “Missing Day” … Not!: by Samuel Larson
: Skeptics Discover the New Creationism; Skeptics Deceived; Michael Shermer on Politically Incorrect; The Top Recommended Skeptics Books; “Cosmos” Returns; From Ann Druyan and Joe Firmage

Junior Skeptic

The Search for Atlantis: Atlantis of the internet; Plato; Atlas!; What Plato wrote; Legends that turned out to be real; Where was Atlantis?; Best bet for a real Atlantis; Mystical Atlantis; Weird Geology; Atlanteans; Utopias; Puzzle
by Pat Linse
The Madman of Magic: The Vanishing Line
by Bob Friedhoffer

Forum

Race & Sports Forum: Entine Responds to Critics
Selfish Genes Forum: by Bob Hutton
Chaos Forum: Fractal Meanings; Pigliucci Responds to Blumenfeld
Science & Religion Forum: In Defense of Scientific Skepticism, by Steven Novella, MD; Pigliucci Responds; Transcendence Without Religion; A Skeptical Society; Water into Wine; But What if Life Has No Meaning?; What in God’s Name?; Asimov’s Test of God; Six Billion Gods; Us v. Them; ID = Who?; A Damn Interesting Question; Pascal in Peoria; What Matters at the End of the Day; Skepticism v. Smugness; God as Testable Hypothesis; What it Means to Be Human

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