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Table of Contents for
Vol. 11, No. 5, Sept/Oct 2005
Harry Potter and the Exploding Toads issue
The features marked with a star (*) are based entirely on material taken straight from standard research (and other Official and Therefore Always Correct) literature. Many of the other articles are genuine, too, but we don't know which ones.
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On the front cover: A Harry Potter book attracts interest. Photo: A.S. Kaswell.
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On the back cover: Sign posted on the grounds of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2004 on the occasion of their induction ceremony. Photo: A.S. Kaswell.
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Cover design by Peaco Todd.
Special Section: HARRY POTTER and THE EXPLODING TOADS
- 4 -- Pottering About Bezoars*-- Stephen Drew
- 5 -- Selected Works of Harry Potter*-- Alice Shirrell Kaswell
- 8 -- Potter: Hairy*-- Stephen Drew
- 18 -- Exploding Toads: The Storied Remains*-- Mark Benecke, C.W. Moeliker, Richard Wassersug, Marc Abrahams
Improbable Research
- IFC -- Other Einsteins* (Part 5) -- A.S. Kaswell, with Jessica
Girard - 9 -- The Provocations of Biking *-- D.L.N Travasco
- 10 -- How to Write a Love Letter -- Joshua Lederman
- 24 -- Pop-Up Medical Thermometer Woes -- Stephen Drew
Recommended Research*
- 7 -- May We Recommend* -- Stephen Drew
- 15 -- AIRhead Medical Review* -- Bertha Vanatian
- 16 -- AIRhead Research Review* -- Dirk Manley
- 17 -- Scientists Now Know* -- Olph DeShaies
- 23 -- Soft is Hard* -- Alice Shirrell Kaswell, G. Neil Martin,
and Bissell Mango - 25 -- Boys Will Be Boys* -- Katherine Lee
- 26 -- Icky Cutesy Research Review* -- Tige Lament
News & Notes
- 2 -- AIR Vents (letters from our readers)
- 7 -- AIR Books
- 12 -- Puzzling Solutions -- Emil Filterbag
- 27 -- Ig Nobel Invitation
- 28 -- HMO-NO News: Natural Healing Incentives!
- 29 -- Socially Scientific -- Robin Abrahams
- 29 -- Teachers’ Guide
- 30 -- Bends on the Learning Curve -- Richard Lederer
- 31 -- CARTOON: “Another Advance in Veterinary Science” -- Nick Kim
- 31 -- Back Issues
- IBC -- Unclassified Ads
Coming Events
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