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.
Now Online: Skeptical Inquirer Volume 37.1
January/February 2013
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Latest Articles
Information Cycle of Violence
by Robert Blaskiewicz
Special Articles · The Conspiracy Guy
January 11, 2013
New media, especially YouTube, has changed the public’s relationship to news and information in a way that has made conspiracy theories not only more prevalent but also a much more participatory pursuit. For this reason, it is vital that any student of conspiracy theory attain some degree of media literacy. A good place to start is with the information cycle.
Faith Healing and Skepticism in Pakistan: Challenges and Instability
by Ryan Shaffer
Skeptical Inquirer · Article · Volume 36.6
With the rise of Islamic extremism in Pakistan, the country not only has to protect people from fraudulent healers but also has the challenge of protecting these fraudsters from violence.
Exposing the Faith-Healers
by Robert A. Steiner
Skeptical Inquirer · Special Report · Volume 11.1
There we sat, listening, scanning, searching, and adjusting. While Alec worked with the equipment, I kept a watchful eye for anyone who might interfere. The time dragged. Now the service inside the auditorium was about to start; we had searched for more than an hour, and we still hadn't found what we were looking for.
Robert A. Steiner (1934-2013)
by Robert Sheaffer
Special Articles
January 8, 2013
Magician and skeptic Robert A. Steiner died on January 4, 2013 in a nursing home in Concord, California, at age 78. A longtime resident of the San Francisco Bay area, Steiner was a Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, and spoke at several CSI(COP) conferences.
Talking Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria – Senior Science Correspondent at Huffington Post
by Kylie Sturgess
Special Articles · Curiouser and Curiouser
January 2, 2013
Cara Santa Maria – Huffington Post’s senior science correspondent and host of the “Talk Nerdy to Me” series. Her published research has spanned various topics, including clinical psychological assessment, the neuropsychology of blindness, neuronal cell culture techniques, and computational neurophysiology.
Greek Government Takes Action against Maker of Nanobionic Clothing
by Simon Davis
Skeptical Inquirer · News & Comment · Volume 36.6
Following an investigation published by journalists Kostas Vaxevanis and Stefanos Gogos, the General Consumer Secretariat (GCS), a Greek government agency, ordered the immediate removal of key health and product claims by Viotech Ltd., makers of the Nanobionic clothing line.
