Joe Nickell
Joe Nickell, Ph.D., is Senior Research Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) and "Investigative Files" Columnist for Skeptical Inquirer. A former stage magician, private investigator, and teacher, he is author of numerous books, including Inquest on the Shroud of Turin (1998), Pen, Ink and Evidence (2003), Unsolved History (2005) and Adventures in Paranormal Investigation (2007). He has appeared in many television documentaries and has been profiled in The New Yorker and on NBC's Today Show. His personal website is at joenickell.com.
The Masked Librarian
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February 4, 2010
CFI Libraries director Tim Binga has a dramatic role.Avatar: A Critical View (Through 3D Glasses)
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January 28, 2010
Evolution in Writing
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January 20, 2010
Computer-caused decline in handwriting may also limit graphology pseudoscience.Sherlock Holmes on Sheerlack Qualms
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January 11, 2010
The great sleuth reviews a movie about him.Available in the Print Edition. Subscribe Here.
‘Noetic Science’ in The Lost Symbol
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010
Book Review
Review of The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Belgian Miracles
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.1, January / February 2010
Investigative Files
A member of the European Union, Belgium is located between the Netherlands, Germany, and France. The country takes its name from its first recorded...
Shroud Debunked—Again
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December 29, 2009
Real shroud’s weave is unlike that of Turin “shroud.”Go See ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats’
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December 18, 2009
Antidote to ‘The Fourth Kind’
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December 15, 2009
Skepticism wards off extraterrestrials.‘2012’: Movie Prompts Predictions
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December 2, 2009
Disaster movie’s premise is a disaster.Shroud of Turin Developments
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December 1, 2009
Two research endeavors contrast “shroud science” with real science.Flying with ‘Amelia’
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November 13, 2009
Science and the “Miraculous Blood”
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November 3, 2009
Thousands kiss "miracle" flask despite swine-flu contagion.The Real Secrets of Fatima
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.6, November / December 2009
Investigative Files
Among the intriguing mysteries of modern Catholocism are the "miracles" and "secrets" supposedly imparted by the Virgin Mary...
Deflating the Balloon-Boy Tale
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October 28, 2009
Publicity seeker may get what’s coming to him.‘Paranormal Activity’: Fright on the Cheap
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October 20, 2009
Talk About Low Budget!Body Worlds and Leonardo
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October 16, 2009
Body Worlds exhibition draws religious ire, scientific praise.British Apology to Codebreaker
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October 12, 2009
Two Who Marched with King
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October 1, 2009
Ghost Hunters Spooked at Dragon*Con
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September 24, 2009
Angry response reveals emotional basis of belief in ghosts.Angels-Magazine Stories
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September 18, 2009
Angels on Earth is weak in critical thinking.Reflections on Dragon*Con 2009
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September 16, 2009
Creationists Tout “Nessie”
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September 9, 2009
An evangelical course treats the Loch Ness Monster as fact.The Man Who Sold Bigsuit
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September 2, 2009
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The Questionable Research of Hans Holzer, Dean of Ghost Hunters (1920-2009)
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.5, September / October 2009
News & Comment
During the second half of the twentieth "Dr." Hans Holzer, a self-styled parapsychologist who died April 2, 2009, at the age...
Pirates’ Ghosts: Aar-r-gh!
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 33.5, September / October 2009
Investigative Files
They embody legend: romantic, swashbuckling, heroic figures--enchanting rogues whose ghosts eternally guard their buried...
Vatican Miracle Game
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August 25, 2009
Medical science shortchanged by miracle claim.Encountering ‘Aliens in the Attic’
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August 21, 2009
Paleontologists Tour “Creationist Disneyland”
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August 14, 2009
