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.
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
“Sherlock”: A Reincarnation
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
November 29, 2010
The genius detective returns, this time to a modern-day London.Joe Nickell Investigates: Alcatraz [Video]
November 15, 2010
Joe Nickell recently traveled to Alcatraz to experience for himself some of the alleged supernatural claims made about the island.
The Real ‘Ghost Whisperer’
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.4, July / August 2010
Investigative Files
Although Winkowski distinguishes herself from both mediums and psychics (she claims no future-telling ability), she nevertheless shares much in common with...
Oscar, the Death-Predicting Cat
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 34.4, July / August 2010
Book Review
A Review of "Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat." By David Dosa.
“Conviction” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
November 12, 2010
"Conviction" is a docudrama about a wrongful conviction.“Howl” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
November 10, 2010
Howl is a fitting tribute to a groundbreaking poem.The Flying-saucer Conspiracy
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
November 1, 2010
Who you gonna believe?14th Annual CFI Houdini Seance
Special Report
October 31, 2010
Joe Nickell recently sat down with Director of CFI Libraries Tim Binga to hold the 14th Annual Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Houdini Séance.
Atlanta Child Murders—Part II: “Psychics”
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
October 26, 2010
Their crystal balls were cloudy.Atlanta Child Murders— Part I: Critical Thinking
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
October 18, 2010
Fiber evidence helped solve a series of slayings.Tragically “Haunted”
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
October 12, 2010
Paracelsus: The Magic and the Science
Skeptical Briefs Volume 20.1, March 2010
Investigative Files
Among the significant European figures of the sixteenth century, Paracelsus (1493–1541) was a transitional figure in the contest between magical and...
“Ghost Train” Death
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 21, 2010
At vigil, real train tragically surprises ghost hunters on trestle.“The Last Exorcism” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 13, 2010
Visiting the Buddhist Monks
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
September 8, 2010
“Killer Crocodile!”
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 30, 2010
Jersey-Devil Expedition
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 26, 2010
Where the devil was the creature?Tribute to Martin Gardner
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 20, 2010
“Dinner for Schmucks” (A Nickell-odeon Review)
Free Thinking (centerforinquiry.net)
August 13, 2010
