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."
Martin Gardner: A Tribute and Celebration
by The Editors
Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
In a celebration of his life, writings, and mind, we here present invited tributes from a number of noted skeptics and scholars.
Other Tributes to Martin Gardner
by The Editors
Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
More CSI contributors offer comments on Martin
A Martin Gardner Sampler
by The Editors
Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
A Selection of Quotes From Martin Gardner
The Humble Demigod
by Robert Sheaffer
Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
I remember being awestruck to have the opportunity to meet, and get to know, this soft-spoken, extraordinary man.
Martin Gardner Has Left Us
by James Randi
Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
Martin always expressed his delight at something that he had just stumbled upon or that had occurred to his agile mind as he applied it to a problem at hand.
Martin Gardner’s Presence
by Joe Nickell
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.
Martin Gardner’s Contributions to the World of Books
by Paul Kurtz
Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
Martin shared with us a devotion to books—the idea that books should be cherished as virtually “sacred” because of their enduring contributions to culture.
Martin Gardner: A Polymath to the Nth Power
by Ray Hyman
Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
Martin not only wrote the seminal textbook for the modern skeptical movement, but he was also central to the actual founding of the movement.
A World Treasure
by Kendrick Frazier
Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
Perhaps surprising for such a towering intellect, Martin was a modest and unassuming man.
We Have Lost an Icon
by James Alcock
Volume 34.5, September/October 2010
Special Tribute
I had always been very impressed by Martin Gardner the icon, but I was fortunate enough to be able to meet Martin Gardner the man.