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.
“Water for Elephants” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 29, 2011
‘Pop’ Culture: Patent Medicines Become Soda Drinks
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 35.1, January/February 2011
Investigative Files
Mineral water, including naturally carbonated water, has long been promoted as a curative for various ailments.
Death by Chupacabra!
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 25, 2011
Rumors of my death are fictional.“ Paul” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 19, 2011
Off-the-planet humor.Well Met: Loren Coleman
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 12, 2011
The Business of Mothman
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
April 6, 2011
Mothman: The Continuing Saga
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 28, 2011
Meeting Margaret Fuller
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 22, 2011
A modernist of over 160 years ago.Baker’s “Miracle” Minions
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
March 14, 2011
The lack of critical thinking continues.
The True Cross: Chaucer, Calvin, and the Relic Mongers
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Investigative Files
Calvin suggested that "if we were to collect all these pieces of the True Cross exhibited in various parts, they would form a whole ship's cargo."
“The Illusionist” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
February 22, 2011
Views from opposite ends of life.“Tracking the Man-Beasts”
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
February 14, 2011
“The Rite” Stuff
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
February 10, 2011
Confessions of a skeptical demonologist.“The Rite” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
February 2, 2011
Tijuana: Magic and Mystery
Skeptical Briefs Volume 20.2, June 2010
At first thought, Tijuana has little to do with the Olmecs, who lived in the rich lowlands of Mexico’s Gulf Coast and created a great civilization that was...
“Season of the Witch” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
January 25, 2011
In the Media: 2010 Report
January 20, 2011
Chronicling another busy year for CSI's Senior Research Fellow, Joe Nickell.
Secrets of the Mona Lisa “Code”
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
January 19, 2011
Viewers may be seeing things.Nostradamus: A New Look at an Old Seer
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Investigative Files
As these examples show, one cannot claim that Nostradamus successfully predicted the future.
Martin Gardner’s Presence
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
Despite his personal shyness, Martin's writings were those of a polar opposite: a bold, courageous critic, a prolific correspondent, and a towering thinker.
Thermal-image “Ghosts”
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
January 6, 2011
Bighoax Revisited
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
January 4, 2011
Experiencing the Psychomanteum
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
December 23, 2010
Ghostly Piano Player & Others
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
December 20, 2010
Ghosts left lodge when investigator arrived.Another “Weeping” Statue
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
December 15, 2010
“Miracle” most likely “pious deception.”Preliminary Report: Investigating in China
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
December 8, 2010
