SkeptiCal: The Northern California Conference of Science and Skepticism

by Rebecca Watson

Special Articles · Skepchick

July 22, 2015

When Skeptical Inquirer asked me to report on a skeptical conference happening in my backyard of San Francisco, I was, well, skeptical. I’ve been attending and occasionally speaking at skeptics’ conferences for the past decade, and with that investment of time in a relatively tiny subculture, one tends to see the same “big ticket” speakers over and over again.

Vaccines and the Anti-Vaccination Movement: An Interview with Dr. Paul Offit

by Lindsay Beyerstein

Skeptical Inquirer · Interview · Volume 39.3

In an interview with Lindsay Beyerstein on the Point of Inquiry podcast, Offit spoke about the early 2015 measles outbreak at Disneyland, the anti-vaccination movement, and the importance of vaccination.

It’s Time for Science-Based Medicine

by Steven Novella

Skeptical Inquirer · The Science of Medicine · Volume 39.3

In the pages of the Skeptical Inquirer and elsewhere in the skeptical literature, you can read about a seemingly endless array of snake oil remedies, dubious health claims, questionable practices, ineffective regulation, and shortcomings of mainstream medicine.

Truth, Trouble, and Research Exposing Alt Med

by Chris French

Skeptical Inquirer · Review · Volume 39.3

A Scientist in Wonderland: A Memoir of Searching for Truth and Finding Trouble by Edzard Ernst

From the Whole Pantry to the Whole Health Hoax

by Kylie Sturgess

Special Articles · Curiouser and Curiouser

July 7, 2015

For over a month now, I have read over Belle Gibson’s The Whole Pantry–a book that reportedly has been removed from the shelves, but is readily available at my local bookstore and the local library–and find myself repeatedly going back to the disclaimer on the back of the title page.

Cosmos, Joe Schwarcz Win Skeptics’ Critical Thinking Prize

Press Releases

July 2, 2015

The 2014 Balles Prize in Critical Thinking, an award for excellence in the promotion of science and reason, was given this year to the creators, producers, and writers of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, and to Dr. Joe Schwarcz for his book Is That a Fact? The Balles Prize is given annually by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), publisher of the magazine Skeptical Inquirer.