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Aaas and Evolution • the 'New' Idolatry • the 'Coral Castle' Mystery SI May/June 06 Cover V1 3/29/06 8:49 AM Page 1 AAAS AND EVOLUTION • THE 'NEW' IDOLATRY • THE 'CORAL CASTLE' MYSTERY THE MAGAZINE FOR SCIENCE AND REASON Volume 30, No. 3 • May/June 2006 • INTRODUCTORY PRICE U.S. $4.95 • Canada $5.95 05> Published by the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal 0556698 80575 SI M-J 2006 pgs 3/29/06 11:00 AM Page 2 THE COMMITTEE FOR THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION of Claims of the Paranormal AT THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY–TRANSNATIONAL (ADJACENT TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO) AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Paul Kurtz, Chairman; professor emeritus of philosophy, University at Buffalo Barry Karr, Executive Director Joe Nickell, Senior Research Fellow Massimo Polidoro, Research Fellow Richard Wiseman, Research Fellow Lee Nisbet, Special Projects Director FELLOWS James E. Alcock,* psychologist, York Univ., Toronto Susan Haack, Cooper Senior Scholar in Arts Robert L. Park, professor of physics, Univ. of Maryland Jerry Andrus, magician and inventor, Albany, Oregon and Sciences, Professor of Philosophy and John Paulos, mathematician, Temple Univ. Marcia Angell, M.D., former editor-in-chief, New Professor of Law, University of Miami Steven Pinker, cognitive scientist, Harvard England Journal of Medicine C. E. M. Hansel, psychologist, Univ. of Wales Massimo Polidoro, science writer, author, Stephen Barrett, M.D., psychiatrist, author, David J. Helfand, professor of astronomy, executive director CICAP, Italy Columbia Univ. consumer advocate, Allentown, Pa. 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