Vol. 7 No. 3- O4SR News at Eleven (Part 1)
Get Involved! Dialog – Meth Mouth or Meth Myth? Profactoids President’s Corner
Vol. 7 No. 2:- Biodynamic Wine
Cosmetic Cop Paula Begoun Profactoids Science and Religion – Book review
Fall 2000 (Vol.6 No.2)- Mad Cows, Mad Corn and Mad Communities –
Why experts and lay people perceive risk differently
By Jeanine DeNoma Public Perceptions of Risk
By Melissa L. Finucane, Ph.D. Therapeutic Touch – Finally, a Skeptical Book on Therapeutic Touch
Book Review by David Bloomberg Virues, Hoaxes and Other Gremlins from the Internet
By Raan Young Puzzle Zone | Pro Factoids
Winter 2000 (Vol.6 No.1)- Local Skeptics Groups – Surveying the Skeptic Scene
By Jeanine DeNoma The O4R Library Project
By Richard Leinaweaver Local Skeptics Can Make a Difference
By Ben Bradford The Face On Mars
CSICOP Press Release Year-end Report on O4R Activities
By Jeanine DeNoma Finding Darwin’s God
Book Review by Dr. William Thwaites Puzzle Zone | Pro Factoids
Fall 2000 (Vol.5 No.4)- The Creation/Evolution Continuum
By Dr. Eugenie Scott Why We Held Back – The Consequences for Neglecting to Teach Evolution
By Dr. William Thwaites An Evening with Dennis Lee
By Dave Chapman Testing a “300% Efficient” Motor – O4SR engineers take a critical look at Dennis Lee’s motor
By Andrew Greenberg Ashland Gets a Reality Check
By Ted Clay How Old Is the Earth?
By Dr. Martin G. Miller Puzzle Zone | Pro Factoids
Summer 2000 (Vol.5 No.3)- Did You Mean What You Meant?
O4R Presentation by By Bill Hoth, Ed.D. Statements That Give Clues
By Phil Pennington What Happened in Kansas?
By Jeanine DeNoma Free Energy and Y2K Conspiracies
By Jeanine DeNoma About This Issue
By Jeanine DeNoma Ipso Facto | Pro Factoids
Spring 2000 (Vol.5 No.2)- In Search of the Golden Meme – Is the meme a useful concept or an overapplied analogy?
By Mark Cowan Why Are We Pushing Witchcraft On Girls?
By Matt Nisbet Ipso Facto | Pro Factoids
Winter 1999 (Vol.5 No.1)- Benign Hoaxes – Wake-up Calls to the Gullible
By Jeanine DeNoma Graffiti of the Gods
By Ted Clay Logical Fallacies – Understanding valid arguments
By Dave Clarke Reporting Science – Scientific literacy and the media’s role in science education.
By Jeanine DeNoma Stolen Valor: How the Vietnam generation was robbed of its heros and history
Book Review By Dr. Loren Pankratz Puzzle Zone | Ipso Facto | Pro Factoids
Fall 1998 (Vol.4 No.4)- Unsupported Medical Claims – Errors and misinterpretation in alternative medicine research
O4R Presentation by Dr. Wallace Sampson, summary by Jeanine DeNoma Scams, Schemes & Swindles – Con-artists and Their Victims
By Jeanine DeNoma Cons and the Nature of Deception
By Jeanine DeNoma NIH Acupuncture Consensus Conference
National Council Against Health Fraud (External link) Puzzle Zone | Pro Factoids
Summer 1998 (Vol.4 No.3)- The Alternative Medicine Movement – An essay from the frontlines of the war on quackery
By Dr. Wallace Sampson Advice for Skeptics – A television reporter tells how skeptics can influence programming
By Clyde Freeman Herreid Underground Pi – Digging Out from Under Pseudoscience
By Mark Cowan The Platinum Plover Egg
By Phil Pennington Resources for Evaluating Alternative Medical Claims
By ProFacto Staff An Interview with Ray Hyman – A leading skeptic discusses skepticism and the skeptical movement
By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
Spring 1998 (Vol.4 No.2)- Kooks and Kook Traditions
By Donna Kossy The Oregon UFO Wave That Wasn’t – The importance of press skepticism in the 1896-97 Sightings
By Robert Bartholomew Education’s ‘Missing Link’ – Those Creationists – Why Do They Fear Evolution and Will That Ever Change?
O4R Presentation by Dr. William Thwaites, summary by Jeanine DeNoma Stranger Than Fiction
Book Review By Loren Pankratz Pro Factoids
Winter 1998 (Vol.4 No.1)- Critical and Criminal Thinking – How brain damage can affect brain function
O4R Presentation by Dr. Joel Alexander, summary by Laura Graser Pulling Our Foot – The Sasquatch Museum
By Ted Clay The Challenge of Creationist Thinking – How religious doctrine threatens science education
By Dr. William Thwaites National Center for Science Education – The scientific resource for creation/evolution information
By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
Fall 1997 (Vol.3 No.4)- Debunking UFOs: Tilting at Windmills
By Bill Capron Oregonian Battles Pseudoscience
By Jeanine DeNoma Probing the Brain – From Pickled Brains to Present-day Research
By Jeanine DeNoma Persistence and Genius
Book Review By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
Summer 1997 (Vol.3 No.3)- Neurology of the Weird – Brain mechanisms and anomalous experiences
O4R Presentation by Dr. Barry Beyerstein, summary by Jeanine DeNoma Adequate Evidence for What?
(Based on talk by Larry Laudan at OSU 5/1/97)
By Jeanine DeNoma The Millennium is Coming – When? – It’s a matter of deciding when to celebrate
By Ralph S. Blois Pro Factoids
Spring 1997 (Vol.3 No.2)- Judge Jones Recent Ruling in the Silicon Breast Implant Case
By Laura Graser Junk Science in the Courtroom – How and why “make-believe” science gets used
By William Masters, Attorney-at-Law Reason Wins One
O4R Presentation by Attorney J. Michael Dwyer, summary by Bryce Buchanan
Book Reviews By Jey Wann Skepticism and Murder Mysteries
Book Reviews By Jey Wann Not Elementary – and Not Holmes
By Jey Wann Pro Factoids
Winter 1997 (Vol.3 No.1)- Suing the Devil: A Case of Abused Trust
By Jeanine DeNoma Oregon’s Ballot Measure 39 – Insurance would be required to cover alternative health care
By Bryce Buchanan Pro Factoids
Fall 1996 (Vol.2 No.4)- Skeptics’ Confidence Dowsed
By James Randi A Distinctive Family of Errors – Part III: Reaching Out
By Phil Pennington What’s it Hurt?
By Jeanine DeNoma Science and the Media – Prominent skeptics examine the roots of misinformation
By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
Summer 1996 (Vol.2 No.3)- The Politics of Health Fraud – Medicine and modern magic
O4R Presentation by Dr. Joe Schnabel, summary by Bryce Buchanan Homeopathy Primer
By Bryce Buchanan Reasoning, Writing and Rare Resources – The Independent Thinker’s Toolbox
By Jeanine DeNoma Reasoning, Writing and Rare Resources – Lessons from Teaching
By Jeanine DeNoma Boston and Wentachee – Connected by Credulity and Ignorance
By Bill Capron Pro Factoids
Spring 1996 (Vol.2 No.2)- The Rise of Alternative Medicine: Anti-Science and Propaganda
By Wallace Sampson, M.D. A Distinctive Family of Errors: Part II: At the Edge of Human Comprehension
By Phil Pennington The James Randi Challenge – Pseudoscience Bites the Dust — Big Time
By Raan Young If You Wish It Were True, I Have a Product For You
By Bryce Buchanan 1995: A Credulous Year in Review
By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
Winter 1996 (Vol2. No.1)- What We Believe … And Why – Validating Our World View
By Jeanine DeNoma A Distinctive Family of Errors – Part I: Don’t Get Burned
By Phil Pennington Memory, Cognition, Hallucinations – Cataloguing error-brain ideas
By Jeanine DeNoma Polygraph: Take It Or Leave It
By Anonymous Popular Limitations on Rationality
By Dr. Bruce Stewart Jerry Andrus on Perceiving Reality – A Master of Illusions
By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
Fall 1995 (Vol1. No.4)- Albany’s Awesome Andrus – Illusionist Jerry Andrus Is O4SR’s best-known member
By Jeanine DeNoma An Up-to-Date Debate? – Answering Back
By Jeanine DeNoma Imnaha’s UFO Illuminates Town Hall
By Phil Pennington John Mack and ET vs. Harvard Medical School
By Bryce Buchanan An Up-to-Date Debate? – A Textbook Case
By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
Summer 1995 (Vol1. No.3)- Eye-Witness Accounts – Adequate Evidence? Maybe Not…
By Jeanine DeNoma Photographic Fakery – Adequate Evidence? Maybe Not…
By Avery Wilkins Spirits Advance to Computers
By Jeanine DeNoma A Night on the Town Hall
By Jeff Jones The Trials of Evolution – Evolution and “creation science” in the courtroom
By Jeanine Denoma Unorthodox Medicine in Oregon – Several bills have been introduced supporting alternative care
By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
Spring 1995 (Vol1. No.2)- Impostors, Pretenders and Deceivers – What gives liars away?
By Loren Pankratz President’s Corner – More Alien Abductions?
By Bryce Buchanan Psychics and Scientists – Mediums, Messages, and their Meanings
By Jeanine DeNoma Society for Amateur Scientists
Press Release Spiritualist Memories – Mediums, Messages, and their Meanings
By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
Winter 1995 (Vol1. No.1)- The Psychology of Belief – Seattle, Sagan, and Psychology
By Jeanine DeNoma From Incubi to ET – Seattle, Sagan and Psychology
By Bryce Buchanan The President’s Corner – An Irrational World
By Bryce Buchanan Proper Criticism – The Importance of Responsible and Effective Communication
By Ray Hyman Who are Oregonians for Rationality?
By Jeanine DeNoma Pro Factoids
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