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The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

The mission of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry is to promote scientific inquiry, critical investigation, and the use of reason in examining controversial and extraordinary claims.

6th World Skeptics Congress, May 18-20, 2012 in Berlin, Germany

New Articles from Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5

Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5 Cover

  September/October 2011

Selected articles by:

  • Dimitry Rotstein
  • Joe Nickell
  • Richard Wiseman
  • Ryan Shaffer
  • Steven Novella

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What's New?

CFI-Argentina Report 2011

CFI-Argentina Report 2011

by Alejandro Borgo
February 8, 2012

In 2011, CFI-Argentina presented courses, lectures, meetings, group organizing, television appearances, and more.

Escepticismo para escépticos

Escepticismo para escépticos

by Luis Alfonso Gámez
¡Paparruchas!
February 6, 2012

Gracias a Internet y a la intensa actividad de unos pocos blogueros -no nos engañemos, los activos son cuatro-, la denuncia de la charlatanería nunca ha sido tan eficaz como en la actualidad.

CFI–Kenya Report: Spreading our mission of “science, reason, and free inquiry” beyond borders

CFI–Kenya Report: Spreading our mission of “science, reason, and free inquiry” beyond borders

by George Ongere
February 1, 2012

Despite the advancement of science and technology in this century, many African republics have incessantly clung to belief systems that are a thwart to human progress in this age of enlightenment.

Review of Syfy’s Fact or Faked

Review of Syfy’s Fact or Faked

by Rebecca Watson
Skepchick
January 31, 2012

According to its website, FoFPF (pronounced: "fawf-pfffff") "revolutionizes paranormal programming by investigating the evidence witnesses post on the Internet every day." Finally, someone is paying attention to "amateur paranormal researchers" who post fuzzy videos on YouTube!

Wings over the Woodford Folk Festival

Wings over the Woodford Folk Festival

by Kylie Sturgess
Curiouser and Curiouser
January 25, 2012

Protesting by Plane with the Stop The Anti-Vaccination Network

Indonesian Skeptic Puts Psychic Powers to the Test

Indonesian Skeptic Puts Psychic Powers to the Test

by Lukas Dion Pradityo
January 18, 2012

The following is a report of an investigation conducted after learning of four local individuals with claimed psychic abilities. Pradityo asked each of the claimants to bring their own magical object for the test, performed double-blind tests of the claimants’ abilities, and reported back to us.