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."
The New Paranatural Paradigm: Claims of Communicating with the Dead
by Paul Kurtz
Volume 24.6, November / December 2000
Feature
Philosopher Paul Kurtz examines the paranatural paradigm in the context of life after death.
The Flatwoods UFO Monster
by Joe Nickell
Volume 24.6, November / December 2000
Investigative Files
Joe Nickell investigates the Flatwoods UFO Monster of West Virginia
Why Bad Beliefs Don’t Die
by Gregory W. Lester
Volume 24.6, November / December 2000
Feature
Because beliefs are designed to enhance our ability to survive, they are strongly resistant to change.
The Laws of Nature: A Skeptic’s Guide
by Zoran Pazameta
Volume 24.5, September / October 2000
Feature
Awareness of the fundamental laws of nature is essential to any skeptical endeavour...
The Psychic Staring Effect: An Artifact of Pseudo Randomization
by David F. Marks and John Colwell
Volume 24.5, September / October 2000
Op-Ed
Rupert Sheldrake claims that people can tell when somebody is staring at them...
Will the Real Qi Please Stand Up?
by Donald Mainfort
Volume 24.5, September / October 2000
Book Review
Review of Qigong: Chinese Medicine or Pseudoscience?
100% True! This Is Not a Joke!
by Ben Radford
Volume 24.5, September / October 2000
Book Review
Ben Radford's review of The Truth Never Stands in the Way of a Good Story! By Jan Harold Brunvand
Haunted Inns: Tales of Spectral Guest
by Joe Nickell
Volume 24.5, September / October 2000
Investigative Files
Joe Nickell investigates the resident ghosts of various hotels
The New Paranatural Paradigm: Special APS Session Examines Pseudoscience
by Donald Mainfort
Volume 24.4, July / August 2000
Feature
The biggest physics meeting of the year featured a broad range of assessments from CSICOP panelists of pseudoscience...
Rethinking the Dancing Mania
by Robert E. Bartholomew
Volume 24.4, July / August 2000
Feature
Medieval dance frenzies have long been regarded as a classic example of stress-induced mental disorder...