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ISSUE 5 CREDITS

Skepchick-in-Chief
Rebecca Watson

Managing Editor
Diane Perry

News Editor
Chani Overli

Contributing Writers
Lynette Davidson, Donna Druchunas, Chris Blohm, Jamila Bey-Greenhouse, Jesús Pineda, Benjamin Radford, Mike McRae, Ed Rabin

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Creationism is a "kind of paganism"
. . . according to the pope. When even the pope doesn't believe your crazy "theories," you're in serious trouble.

Fattened Statistics
Are UK kids really in danger of out of control obesity, or is it just another case of bad science? Go on, guess.

Sweetener not linked to cancer
So maybe those obese UK kids should go ahead and switch to Diet Pepsi?

Bosnian Pyramids: Great Mystery or Great Hoax?
No really, guess before you click the link. I'll give you a hint: it rhymes with "shoax."

MMR is safe -- so why are many still scared of it?
For the same reason those poor obese UK kids have been scared to switch to Diet Pepsi all these years.

Love: 10 Crazy Scientific Facts
Oddly, Match.com failed to include Crazy Love Fact #11: most of these people don't look like their pictures.

Llamas help to spot fake decaf
"We've replaced Toodle's coffee with decaf. Let's see if he notices!"

Dolphins, like humans, recognize names
Just don't call them "Flipper." I bet they've heard that so much that not only do they recognize it but they're sick of it.

UK: No visits from little green men
We're sure this will finally convince everyone once and for all.

Report settles global warming discrepancies
We're sure this will finally convince everyone once and for all. (FYI, check out Skeptic's upcoming Cal Tech conference, Envrionmental Wars!)

Special thanks to Sid Rodrigues for help with this month's news.