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The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry promotes science and scientific inquiry, critical thinking, science education, and the use of reason in examining important issues. It encourages the critical investigation of controversial or extraordinary claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community, the media, and the public.

New Articles from Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.5

Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.5 Cover

  September / October 2009

Selected articles by:

  • Christopher C. French
  • Joe Nickell
  • Lorne Trottier
  • Martin Gardner
  • Richard Wiseman
  • S.T. Lakshmikumar
  • Sebastian Dieguez
  • Stuart D. Jordan
  • Susan Blackmore
  • Tracy King

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News & Announcements

The Truth about 2012

November 11, 2009

NASA’s David Morrison, expert on Earth impact hazards, speaks on what are the risks to Earth in 2012.

On Newstands Now — Skeptical Inquirer Vol. 33, No. 6

November 6, 2009

On Newstands Now — Skeptical Inquirer Vol. 33, No. 5

“Nibiru & Doomsday 2012” and “Moon Hoax & Mars Face”

October 23, 2009

David Morrison’s recent presentations from ‘UFOs: The Space-Age Mythology’ in Tucson, Arizona. Now on the conference website.

Tooth Fairy Science and Other Pitfalls

September 17, 2009

Materials from Harriet Hall’s presentation at Skeptic’s Toolbox 2009 are now available on the Skeptic’s Toolbox site.

On Newstands Now — Skeptical Inquirer Vol. 33, No. 5

September 8, 2009

Power Line Panic and Cell Phone Mania: Why Cell Phones and Power Lines Aren’t Health Hazards

Recent Online Exclusives

Review of Paranormal Activity

Review of Paranormal Activity

by LaRae Meadows
November 23, 2009
Seeing what happens in the house while they sleep doesn’t make Katie and Micah rest any easier...
Review of Zombieland

Review of Zombieland

by LaRae Meadows
November 19, 2009
Zombieland is half how-to video half tongue-in-cheek comic adventure.
Review of The Men Who Stare at Goats

Review of The Men Who Stare at Goats

by LaRae Meadows
November 17, 2009
A heartbroken reporter stumbles onto a story about cold war Jedi in Iraq to whom no human, rock, or goat is immune.
The ‘Ethics’ of Ghost Hunting?

The ‘Ethics’ of Ghost Hunting?

by Karen Stollznow
November 16, 2009
If a doctor engages in malpractice, the practitioner is accountable to professional organizations...
Review of The Fourth Kind

Review of The Fourth Kind

by LaRae Meadows
November 16, 2009
Aliens, hysteria, hallucinations, theology, ancient civilizations, and psychotherapy merge en mass in Nome, Alaska.