The Evening Standard (London, England) back issues from December 2000:
THIS MONTH IN ODYSSEY.(scientific hoaxes)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2000; ... As you leaf through this issue, you'll notice that hoaxes come in various flavors. On the one hand, there is the April Fool's joke or urban legend in which someone tells a funny tale about alligators living in sewers. Many of these stories harmlessly entertain us. On the other hand, there ...
Phantom Bodies.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2000; ... Some people claim they see ghosts. Others say they can see "themselves" as a mirror-image phantom, a sort of body double. Still others have had an out-of-body experience, when they "left" their bodies (say, during sleep) and saw themselves lying there. These spooky experiences may in fact ...
Water World.(Martian crust )(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2000 ... NO, this news item isn't about the movie or the Earth. It's about Mars and its watery rocks. Yup, watery rocks. Turns out that the Martian crust might hold two to three times more water than scientists had previously suspected. Researcher Laurie A. Leshin (Arizona State University) came to ...
Sticky Fingers.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2000 ... The gecko is a little lizard that can scale a flat wall, dash across the ceiling, or run across a glass wall, stop suddenly, then hang from one digit, if it pleases. The gecko: a living sticky note. How does it do it, all that scampering around on slippery surfaces? It's a mystery that's ...
TESTY IQ NEWS.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2000 ... It seems like humans love to find blame for their failings. Take, for instance, the ubiquitous IQ. For the last 30 years, psychologists have said that children from large families have the greatest potential for scoring Iow on IQ tests. (Bet you never heard that one.) But if you're now ...
SHAKY LADDER TO SUCCESS.(firmer handshakes )(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2000 ... You can start now. Walk up to a friend, and shake his or her hand. How does it feel? Firm or limp? Well, if psychologist William Chaplin (University of Alabama) and his colleagues are correct, those who offer a firm handshake have a better chance of success, or at least of making a good ...
The "Paranormal" Hoax.
Dec 01, 2000; ... PARANORMAL CLAIMS ARE EVERYWHERE - on TV, on the Internet, in magazines, and in conversations ... maybe even your own. Things that seem beyond the known natural world and normal human experience are called "paranormal," and include reports of ghosts, flying saucers, legendary monsters, and ...
Shrouded in Mystery: THE TURIN DEBATE.
Dec 01, 2000; ... "After spending all this time, modern science still cannot provide an adequate explanation for the image on the shroud." Barrie Schwortz "No burial cloth in the history of the world has left a picture of its tenant!" Joe Nickell This past fall, ...
Kendrick Frazier: Skeptical Inquirer.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2000; ... Wondering whether the full Moon really makes people crazy? If aliens really landed in New Mexico? Or if your horoscope might come true? To have your questions answered, check out Skeptical Inquirer, a bimonthly magazine published by CSICOP, the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of ...
The Loch Ness Monster: Anatomy of a Hoax.
Dec 01, 2000; ... The cold waters of Loch Ness, Scotland's longest lake (38 kilometers), are home to one of the most enduring legends of our times -- the Loch Ness Monster. Nessie, as the monster is commonly called, was first sighted as a "water beast" in the 6th century. Since then, it has been called a ...
Urban Legends & SUBURBAN MYTHS.
Dec 01, 2000; ... Hear the one about the guy who bit into a fried rat at the Kentucky Fried Chicken? How about the one where the alligator came up through the sewer pipes and bit a guy on the butt? Surely, you've heard about the lady who put her wet poodle in the microwave for a quick dry. None ...
DOWSING: Finding Water with a Forked Stick.
Dec 01, 2000; ... During the 1800s, it seemed that everybody knew a story about dowsing. Usually the well dried up, it hadn't rained for months, and farmers were hoeing rocks and dust instead of good soil in their fields. Then the "professor" came to town, offering to use his surefire dowsing rod to locate ...
Want to Be a Millionaire? Take This Scientific Test.(Brief Article)
Dec 01, 2000; ... What we know as "science" is very much like everyday thinking and decision-making. And science can be used to examine any claim or observed event. To illustrate, let's test a dowser's claim for validity. First, we must determine exactly what the dowser says he can do. If he ...
We wuz robbed, viewers
Dec 01, 2000;
Frowns and crowns but no tears at Miss World
Dec 01, 2000;
Mystery death plunge of London surgeon
Dec 01, 2000;
'I will find extra 60m to make capital safe'
Dec 01, 2000;
Railtrack in the dock Bosses face prison for failing to fix tenant's leaky roof
Dec 01, 2000;
Black cabs get Russian red card
Dec 01, 2000;
Dome gets its skates on for a final flourish
Dec 01, 2000;
Theroux claims Daniels broke Magic rules LONDONER'S DIARY
Dec 01, 2000
Theroux claims Daniels broke Magic rules LONDONER'S DIARY
Dec 01, 2000
Express pay-outs LONDONER'S DIARY
Dec 01, 2000
Public Reading LONDONER'S DIARY
Dec 01, 2000
Bath secrets LONDONER'S DIARY
Dec 01, 2000
Boom and slump LONDONER'S DIARY
Dec 01, 2000
Bobbies on the beat
Dec 01, 2000
Don't encourage baby obsession Reports yesterday that more free fertility treatment could be available on the NHS may be welcome for childless couples, but this is bad news for women's health, says GERMAINE GREER
Dec 01, 2000;
Citizens' contract plan for migrants
Dec 01, 2000;
Exposing the heart of darkness in a nightmare England
Dec 01, 2000;
Disney boss arrives to do a spot check
Dec 01, 2000;
Silence from NHS chiefs as deadline passes for extra beds
Dec 01, 2000;
Fourth head in 3 months tries to save crisis school
Dec 01, 2000;
It's tunnel vision 10 years after the event
Dec 01, 2000;
Motor racing gives formula for road safety
Dec 01, 2000;
Unmagnificent Seven
Dec 01, 2000;
Londoners keep tiger poachers in business
Dec 01, 2000;
Boy's murder is result of might-is-right ethos
Dec 01, 2000
The high price of a say on the Thames
Dec 01, 2000
Meet the king of mock and droll
Dec 01, 2000;
Creditors' gloom at Independent Energy
Dec 01, 2000;
Waterhouse in push for High Street branches
Dec 01, 2000;
DAMILOLA'S LIST OF BULLIES Note found in boy's school locker may point to his killers
Dec 01, 2000;
Mayor plans 1,250 more police to fight crime
Dec 01, 2000;
Coronation Street star is stabbed
Dec 01, 2000;
Clinton pen poised for US result
Dec 01, 2000;
America may be on brink of recession
Dec 01, 2000;
Poll shows Labour is set for London election walkover
Dec 01, 2000;
'Fresh-start' school to shut
Dec 01, 2000
London will be election walkover for Labour
Dec 01, 2000;
Eye spy Christmas Kylie sets London's festive wheel rolling
Dec 01, 2000;
No bed, so vital brain op is cancelled at 11th hour
Dec 01, 2000;
Rail speed limits ease as Blair speaks out
Dec 01, 2000;
Fame pulled Demi and me apart, says Bruce
Dec 01, 2000
Drivers over 50 may face tough new tests
Dec 01, 2000
10% of British soldiers 'unfit for the front line'
Dec 01, 2000
Tate director to join museums task force
Dec 01, 2000
Met apology after sacking 'not enough'
Dec 01, 2000
Secretary wins 2m bonus
Dec 01, 2000;
US economy feared to be on brink of recession
Dec 01, 2000;
US Supreme Court ready for historic election clash
Dec 01, 2000;
'Prescott demands so many reports it will delay railwork'
Dec 01, 2000;
Who is making millions out of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Answer: all of them and more
Dec 01, 2000;
A fat lot of pity for Sporty Spice
Dec 01, 2000;
Rain pours on rail misery
Dec 01, 2000;