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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.
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La Sociedad Nacional del Síndrome de Down promueve la pseudociencia de la comunicación
by Stuart Vyse, translated by Alejandro Borgo
Special Articles · Behavior & Belief
February 12, 2019
El 10 de enero de 2019, la Sociedad Nacional del Síndrome de Down estadounidense (NDSS) puso a disposición un seminario web gratuito y público sobre comunicación facilitada (CF), un método de comunicación totalmente desacreditado que mayormente se utiliza con personas autistas.

The Provenance of Captain Smith’s ‘Haunted’ Mirror
by Kenny Biddle
Special Articles · A Closer Look
February 11, 2019
A super exciting, new haunted item from the Titanic

Cómo creemos
by Harriet Hall, translated by Alejandro Borgo
Skeptical Inquirer · Review · Volume 42.6
Creencia: qué significa creer y por qué nuestras convicciones son tan persuasivas. Por James E. Alcock, Amherst, NY, USA: Prometheus Books.

Brazil Launches Its First Institute for the Promotion of Skepticism
by Natalia Pasternak and Carlos Orsi
Special Articles · Special Report
February 7, 2019
On November 22, 2018, Institute Question of Science (IQC), the first Brazilian institute for skepticism and rational thinking, was officially launched.

A Surfeit of Silliness
by Harriet Hall
Special Articles · SkepDoc's Corner
February 6, 2019
Is the world getting crazier?

Were the ‘Sonic Attacks’ on American Diplomats Just Sci-Fi?
by Rob Palmer
Special Articles · The Well-Known Skeptic
February 5, 2019
Mass psychogenic illness expert Robert Bartholomew shares his latest thoughts on the (supposed) “sonic weapon” attacks on the U.S. embassy staff in Cuba and China.
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