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Evolution Deniers Mexican Organ Theft Legend Steven Pinker on September 11 T H E M A G A Z I N E FOR -SC IENCE AND REASON sir Volume 27, No. 4-July/August 2003 THE RORSCHACH TEST RECOVERED MEMORY Fortunetellers, and Cold Reading TECHNIQUES CAN MINDS LEAVE BODIES? A Cognitive Science Perspective A Cognitive Science Perspective Published by the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal THE COMMITTEE FOR THE SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION of Claims off the Paranormal AT THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY-INTERNATIONAl (ADJACENT TO THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO) • AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION Paul Kurtz, Chairman; professor emeritus of philosophy, State University of New York at Buffalo Barry Karr. Executive Director Joe Nicked. Senior Research Fellow Massimo Polidoro, Research Fellow Richard Wiseman, Research Fellow Lee Nisbet. Special Projects Director FELLOWS James E. 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