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?
Why Bogus Therapies Seem to Work
by Barry L. Beyerstein
Skeptical Inquirer · Feature · Volume 21.5
At least ten kinds of errors and biases can convince intelligent, honest people that cures have been achieved when they have not
Prayer Wars
by Robert Baker
Skeptical Briefs · A Skeptic's Notebook · Volume 7.3
In 1994, we reported on Larry Dossey, who assured us that prayer can not only heal, but it also makes those who pray feel better
Ouija in the Classroom
by Larry Barrieau
Skeptical Briefs · Volume 7.3
For the past decade I have been introducing the scientific method to my seventh graders in a unique way: I use the paranormal.
The Klass Files Volume 46
by Philip J. Klass
The Skeptics UFO Newsletter
July 1, 1997
Articles from Volume 46
Art Bell, Heaven’s Gate, and Journalistic Integrity
by Thomas G. Genoni Jr.
Skeptical Inquirer · Special Report · Volume 21.4
Following the Heaven's Gate suicides, we learned that talk of a UFO trailing Hale-Bopp may have contributed to the suicides.