Skeptical Inquirer is the official journal of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. On a bimonthly basis, Skeptical Inquirer publishes critical scientific evaluations of paranormal and fringe-science claims and informed discussion of all relevant issues.
According to Editor Kendrick Frazier:
"Skeptical Inquirer is an unusual hybrid, part semi-popular magazine, part scientific journal. It's fair to say that we not only help to cross disciplinary barriers within scientific fields but bridge the gaps between the hard and soft sciences and between science and the general public."
Skeptical Inquirer has been called a "spokesman for rationality," serious but highly readable," "witty and informative," and a "steady buoy in the tumultuous sea of irrationality." Its contributors have included Isaac Asimov, Martin Gardner, Carl Sagan, Stephen Jay Gould, Richard Dawkins, and hundreds of other scholars and investigators worldwide.
In addition to in-depth feature articles, special reports, up to date news and comment, 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”).
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Skeptical Inquirer July August 2016.
Letter from the Editor
Curious Readers and Insightful Authors The Skeptical Inquirer draws strength from our loyal readers, knowledgeable authors, longtime supporters, and our unique mission of providing you the best scien...
Does Astrology Need to Be True?
A Thirty-Year Update The original article in Skeptical Inquirer Winter 1986–87 had a relaxed cover picture by artist Ron Chironna and this introduction by Editor Kendrick Frazier: “We begin publicat...
Does E = mc2 Imply Mysticism?
Pseudoscience is adamant about attaching itself to science. After all, maybe if it zooms in on the second half of its name repeatedly and intensively, the first half of the name will have a chance of...
Does the Universe Revolve around Me?
In 2014, a group that believes Earth does not orbit the Sun released a documentary called The Principle. What’s their science like? In the January/February 2015 Skeptical Inquirer, I presented an art...
A Skeptical Response to Science Denial
Science denial has significant consequences. AIDS denial caused over 300,000 deaths in South Africa. Vaccination denial has allowed preventable diseases to make a comeback. Climate science denial hel...
Dear Readers, This is about You . . . and Us
We always appreciate having a special relationship with you, our readers. We just completed our first professional survey of Skeptical Inquirer subscribers in a long time, and I thought I’d share the...