Skeptical Inquirer
Skeptical Inquirer is the official journal of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Six times per year Skeptical Inquirer publishes critical scientific evaluations of all manner of controversial and extraordinary claims, including but not limited to paranormal and fringe-science matters, and informed discussion of all relevant issues. In addition to news, articles, book reviews, and investigations on a wide variety of topics, Skeptical Inquirer has a stellar stable of regular columnists including Joe Nickell (“Investigative Files”), Massimo Polidoro (“Notes on a Strange World”), Massimo Pigluicci (“Thinking About Science”), Robert Sheaffer (“Psychic Vibrations”), and SI managing editor Benjamin Radford's reader-driven (“The Skeptical Inquiree”). Yale University neurologist Steven Novella, M.D., founder of the New England Skeptical Society and executive editor of the Science-Based Medicine blog, contributes a new "The Science of Medicine" column, and contributing editor Kenneth W. Krause adds a regular science column, "ScienceWatch."
Defending Isagenix: A Case Study in Flawed Thinking
by Harriet Hall
Volume 35.1, January/February 2011
Column
Do those who comment on blogs even read the articles they are responding to? Here is a case study in emotional thinking, ad hominem arguments, logical...
The Conspiracy Meme
by Ted Goertzel
Volume 35.1, January/February 2011
Column
Many of these theories are clearly absurd, but some are plausible and others actually contain elements of truth.
The Storms over Climate Change
by David Morrison
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Book Review
The three books I review here offer complementary frontline accounts of the Climate Wars.
Hovering UFO Closes Chinese Airport
by Robert Sheaffer
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Psychic Vibrations
As is often the case, conflicting and confusing accounts of the UFO incident make it difficult to determine exactly what happened.
Infrared Cameras and Ghost Hunting
by Ben Radford
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Skeptical Inquiree
More often than not, infrared cameras create false-positive readings that amateur ghost hunters mistake for ghostly activity.
From the Edge of Postcards: The Wem Ghost Photo
by Blake Smith
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Following a fire in a small English town, a mysterious photo of the blaze-seemingly depicting a girl ghost-circulated around the world.
Frankenstein Was Not a Doctor
by Ron Watkins
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Misconceptions about the novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus arose from the errant and misleading interpretations of the story in film adaptations.
MythBusters’s Adam Savage
by Karen Stollznow
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Karen Stollznow, a host of the Center for Inquiry's Point of Inquiry podcast, recently spoke with him.
The True Cross: Chaucer, Calvin, and the Relic Mongers
by Joe Nickell
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."
How to Make a Monster!
by Massimo Polidoro
Volume 34.6, November/December 2010
Notes on a Strange World
The Legend of Creating Artificial Life: From the Golem to Pinocchio