The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry promotes science and scientific inquiry, critical thinking, science education, and the use of reason in examining important issues. It encourages the critical investigation of controversial or extraordinary claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to the scientific community, the media, and the public.

Skeptical Inquirer Volume 42.5 —
September / October 2018

Articles by:

Benjamin Radford
David Morrison
Denise Sutherland
Harriet Hall
James Alcock

James Alcock
Joe Nickell
Kendrick Frazier
Kenny Biddle
Massimo Polidoro
and more!

Latest Articles & News

Biological Reasons Young-Earth Creationists’ Worldwide Flood Never Happened

by Lorence G. Collins

Skeptical Inquirer · Feature · Volume 42.5

Like the geological evidence, biological evidence demonstrates that a worldwide flood never happened 4,350 years ago, as young- Earth creationists believe.

On the Set of Cosmos’s Season Two

by Kendrick Frazier

Skeptical Inquirer · Special Report · Volume 42.5

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey aired in 2014 to much acclaim.

From the Spectral to the Spectrum: Radiation in the Crosshairs

by Jeanne Goldberg

Skeptical Inquirer · Feature · Volume 42.5

Public attitudes about radiation, shaped by a rich history of mythology from biblical times to the modern events of Chernobyl and Fukushima, impact personal lives and decisions, but they also have global existential implications.