Skeptical Briefs
The Skeptical Briefs newsletter is only available to Associate Members of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. It is published four times per year (in March, June, September, and December), and includes articles; news from skeptical groups across the country and around the world; and regular columnists Joe Nickell ("Investigative Files"), Lewis Jones ("Inklings"), Victor Stenger ("Reality Check"), Henry Huber ("Group News"); and Benjamin Radford ("Briefs Briefs"). It also includes a Hidden Messages puzzle in each issue by New Mexico physicist and skeptic David E. Thomas.
An Alien Taxonomy
by Robert Baker
Volume 7.2, June 1997
A Skeptic's Notebook
Once the concept of extraterrestrials managed to dominate the media, it was inevitable that someone would establish a taxonomy.
The Roswell Legacy
by Joe Nickell
Volume 7.2, June 1997
Investigative Files
Fifty years ago this summer, the modern UFO craze began...
Group News
by Thomas G. Genoni Jr.
Volume 7.2, June 1997
Group News
1997 marks the 50th anniversary of the "Roswell incident," an event that helped kick off our culture's fascination with UFOs.
High School Confidential
by Tim Madigan
Volume 7.1, March 1997
As president of the Western New York Skeptics, I am sometimes called upon to critique local paranormal claims.
Psychics and Missing Children in Belgium
by Tim Trachet
Volume 7.1, March 1997
Belgium has been shaken in the last several months by a series of tragic disappearances of children.
Harried by “Hellions” in Taiwan
by Monty Vierra
Volume 7.1, March 1997
Most readers are probably familiar with a number of Asian practices, such as Zen meditation and acupuncture...
Spontaneous Human Nonsense
by Joe Nickell
Volume 6.4, December 1996
Investigative Files
Follow up to the earlier article in Skeptical Inquirer
How Do They Do That?
by Lewis Jones
Volume 6.4, December 1996
Inklings
When the British Medical Association published its first report on "Alternative Therapy," it pointed out...
Pseudoscience on the Internet
by Milton Rothman
Volume 6.4, December 1996
Reality Check
Pseudoscience has become more sophisticated and, perhaps, more mainstream than it used to be.
Lexicon of Unnaturalistic Alternatives
by Gary Posner
Volume 6.4, December 1996
Book Review
Everything you could ever want to know about alternative healthcare can be found in this one handy little book.
