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.
New Articles from Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.5
September/October 2011
Selected articles by:
What's New?
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
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
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
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
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
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.


