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
Sixth World Skeptics Congress–Berlin 2012
by Kylie Sturgess
Skeptical Inquirer · News & Comment · Volume 36.5
The conference, held in Berlin from May 18–20, 2012, was a lively mixed gathering of people with a great number of countries represented both on the stage and in the audience.
Alien Mug Shots: The Ten Best (or Worst) Photos of Aliens
by Massimo Polidoro
Skeptical Inquirer · Notes on a Strange World · Volume 36.5
Once you take out those plainly fake and the more suspicious looking ones all you are left with are about ten photos. These are, essentially, “mug shots” of wanted extraterrestrials. Here is my personal list of the best (or worst) photos of aliens.
Waldorf Steiner and Education – Weird and (Not So) Wonderful Schools
by Kylie Sturgess
Special Articles · Curiouser and Curiouser
November 7, 2012
An Interview with Quackometer’s Andy Lewis
Skepticism in the Southern End of the World
by Daniel Norero
Special Articles
November 6, 2012
Although we are on opposite sides of the planet, we have the same problems that you face in United States: psychics, astrologers, conspiracy theorists, doomsayers, alternative medicine "therapists,” fundamentalist preachers, creationists, and a host of charlatans who prey on the ignorance of people in the streets, either on television or privately.
Conspiracy Theorist Claims NASA Picnic Photos Were Faked
by J. Goodbody
Skeptical Briefs · Humor · Volume 22.1
Citing irregularities in photographs posted on the About Us page on the official NASA website, Northern Virginia resident Brian Williams is calling the space agency’s employee and family picnic, allegedly held this last summer, a complete hoax.
Montauk Monster and the Raccoon Body Farm
by Joe Nickell
Skeptical Briefs · Investigative Files · Volume 22.1
In July 2008, the carcass of a creature soon dubbed the “Montauk Monster” allegedly washed ashore near Montauk, Long Island, New York. It sparked much speculation and controversy, with some suggesting it was a shell-less sea turtle, a dog or other canid, a sheep, or a rodent—or even a latex fake or possible mutation experiment from the nearby Plum Island Animal Disease Center.
