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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