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?
Planting a Seed of Doubt
by Elie A. Shneour
Skeptical Inquirer · Feature · Volume 22.4
Skeptics should forego any thought of convincing the unconvinced that we hold the torch of truth illuminating the darkness.
Biomagnetic Pseudoscience and Nonsense Claims
by Miguel A. Sabadell
Skeptical Inquirer · Feature · Volume 22.4
The following is a short excerpt from an updated version of a paper titled "Magnetotherapy, the Latest Magic Touch."
Magnetic Therapy: Plausible Attraction?
by James D. Livingston
Skeptical Inquirer · Feature · Volume 22.4
Long considered quack medicine, magnetic therapy has received a boost from a recent study at the Baylor College of Medicine.
Talking to Heaven — Who’s Answering?
by Joe Nickell
Skeptical Inquirer · Book Review · Volume 22.4
Review of James Van Praagh's Talking to Heaven
Italy’s Graveyard “Ghost” Photo
by Joe Nickell
Skeptical Briefs · Investigative Files · Volume 8.2
On January 24, 1998, CSICOP received an e-mail letter and scanned photograph from Dave Esch...
The Energy Fields of Life
by Victor Stenger
Skeptical Briefs · Reality Check · Volume 8.2
The principle behind almost all of alternative medicine is that some ëlan vital infuses organisms with life.