Skeptical Inquiry

» The Skeptic's Dictionary
   Skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to skeptical literature.
   http://skepdic.com/

» #Skeptic IRC
   Weekly internet relay chat for skeptics.

   
   http://home.netcom.com/~bbaggins/skeptic.htm

» A Skeptical Manifesto
   Article by Michael Shermer defines and discusses skepticism. Includes a section that asserts a skeptic can also be open to scientific reason. Written in 1992.

   
   http://www.skeptic.com/about_us/manifesto.html

» Astronomical Pseudo-science: A Skeptic's Resource List
   A bibliography from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, for those who want to examine with a skeptical eye some of the claims at the fringes of science that seem connected to astronomy.

   
   http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/pseudobib.html

» Bad Language
   A doctoral student presents her investigations into the paranormal and pseudo-scientific, as well as an analysis of linguistic myths.

   
   http://www.bad-language.com/

» Bad Psychics
   Dedicated to exposing claims made by physics/mediums. Includes articles and forum.

   
   http://www.badpsychics.com/

» Bad Science
   About well understood phenomena which are persistently presented incorrectly by teachers and writers.

   
   http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadScience.html

» Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit
   Tools for testing arguments and detecting fallacious or fraudulent arguments, based on Sagan's book "The Demon Haunted World: Science as a candle in the dark."

   
   http://www.xenu.net/archive/baloney_detection.html

» Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal
   World-wide organization that encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view.

   
   http://www.csicop.org/

» Crank Dot Net
   Skeptic provides categorized directory, both alphabetical and hierarchical, to a variety of kooks, cranks, loons, and crackpots on the net.

   
   http://www.crank.net/

» Danny's Skeptic Resources List
   Features list and highlights of skeptical information available on the web.

   
   http://dannybhoy1.tripod.com

» Debunker's Domain
   Dedicated to debunking all manner of dubious claims.

   
   http://www.debunker.com

» Eric's Skeptic Page
   A skeptical look at all sorts of sciences and pseudosciences.

   
   http://www.phact.org/e/skeptic/

» Fortean Times
   The Journal of Strange Phenomenae. Online version of the print magazine.

   
   http://www.forteantimes.com/

» Free Inquiry
   Argues for free inquiry and thought; the philosophies of naturalism, empiricism, rationalism, and skepticism.

   
   http://www.freeinquiry.com/

» Free Thinkers Blog
   Regular articles on scientific evidence against superstition.

   
   http://FreeThinkers.blogtoolkit.com

» Logically Critical
   Podcast intended to encourage critical thinking in everyday situations using information about which people can reasonably agree.

   
   http://www.logicallycritical.com/

» Massimo's Skeptic and Humanist Web
   Addresses the topic of skepticism and secular humanism. Page includes lectures. handouts, and online column. Also, has links to book reviews and essays.

   
   http://www.rationallyspeaking.org/

» NYTimes.com - Odds Are Stacked When Science Tries to Debate Pseudoscience
   Essay. Having a debate inevitably suggests that each side has some credibility. As a result, opponents of the scientific method try very hard to appear in debates with scientists.

   
   http://www.phys.cwru.edu/~krauss/nytimesaprilrev.html

» Nova: Kidnapped by UFOs?
   Companion site for TV program in which believers and skeptics, including Carl Sagan, explore case histories of alien abductions.

   
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aliens/

» Number Watch
   Monitors the media in search of misleading numbers in news, politics and science.

   
   http://www.numberwatch.co.uk/

» Point of Inquiry
   The Center for Inquiry’s radio show and podcast. Point of Inquiry explores CFI’s three research areas: pseudoscience and the paranormal, alternative medicine, and religion and secularism.

   
   http://www.pointofinquiry.org/

» Practical Skepticism
   A how-to guide for examining claims and debunking myths, math abuse, and misleading arguments.

   
   http://info-pollution.com/skeptic.htm

» Psychologists Educating Students to Think Skeptically
   PESTS is a meeting place for educators (specifically psychologists, although anyone is welcome) to discuss issues involving skeptical thinking and ways to introduce and teach skeptical thinking in the classroom.

   
   http://www.sc.maricopa.edu/sbscience/pests/

» Rational Skeptics Page
   Rather odd collection of skepticism-related rants

   
   http://www.geocities.com/xx_rational_xx/

» Reality Matters
   Debunks religion, the origin of God, the Bible, near death experiences and paranormal contacts with spirits.

   
   http://www.realitymatters.com/

» SIMPOS
   Netherlands foundation for information on social problems and occult tendencies.

   
   http://www.stelling.nl/simpos/simpoeng.htm

» Skepchick
   A woman's skeptical science and life weblog.

   
   http://www.skepchick.org/

» Skeptic Friends Network
   Examines a variety of claims with emphasis on debunking "creation science."

   
   http://www.skepticfriends.org/

» Skeptic News
   Tracks new information on various skeptical web pages.

   
   http://www.skepticnews.com/

» Skeptic Report
   E-zine featuring writings on skeptical inquiry and critical thinking. Also lists related books and provides links to numerous websites on topics including skepticism, alternative science, creationism, and health fraud.

   
   http://www.skepticreport.com

» Skeptic's Digest
   Here you can access the best skeptical articles on the Web about the occult, paranormal, pseudoscience and other weird things

   
   http://www.geocities.com/skepdigest/

» Skeptical Information Links
   Links to materials for skeptics, and about skepticism.

   
   http://www.discord.org/skeptical/

» Skeptical Investigations
   Criticism of skepticism, including information about fraud in mainstream science and questioning of the methods and motives of skeptics.

   
   http://www.skepticalinvestigations.org/

» Skeptical Pages by Tommy Persson
   Links to newsletters, organizations, and websites.

   
   http://www.lysator.liu.se/skeptical/

» Skeptical References
   A bibliography of materials for skeptics.

   
   http://www.hutch.demon.co.uk/lewindex.htm

» Skepticality
   The official podcast of SKEPTIC magazine. Critical thinking and skeptical analysis of all types of topics, especially ones with scientific and/or supernatural aspects.

   
   http://www.skepticality.com/

» Skeptix Mailing List
   Forum discussion about extraordinary phenomena. Includes post archives and subscription information.

   
   http://www.lists.opn.org/mailman/listinfo/org.opn.lists.skeptix

» The James Randi Educational Foundation
   Foundation headed by professional magician exposes psychics, faith healers, and such. Offers $1.1 million to anyone who can actually demonstrate something supernatural.

   
   http://www.randi.org

» The Nasty Side of Organ Transplanting
   The secrets of organ harvesting and transplanting known only to the professionals in the business.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/organdonate/

» The Secular Web
   Agnosticism, atheism, freethought, humanism, and rationalism on the Web

   
   http://www.infidels.org

» The Skeptic Tank
   The Skeptic Tank is a BBS which maintains extensive archives on scientifically questionable groups, individuals, and ideologies. Message board and articles.

   
   http://www.skeptictank.org/

» The Skeptic's Refuge
   Gateway to The Skeptic's Dictionary with skeptical articles on the occult, the supernatural, the paranormal and the pseudoscientific.

   
   http://www.skepdic.com/refuge/

» The Skeptics Society
   The Skeptics Society is a scientific and educational organization of scholars, scientists, historians, magicians, professors and teachers, and anyone curious about controversial ideas, extraordinary claims, revolutionary ideas and the prom

   
   http://www.skeptic.com

» The View from Number 80
   Lists sites pertaining to, amongst other things, pseudoscience, flim-flam or irrational claims and tries to give them critical attention and, in many cases, a certain amount of ridicule.

   
   http://www.number80.co.uk

» Tony Youens
   Skeptic articles, information, books from Tony Youens - parapsychology investigations.

   
   http://tonyyouens.com/

» TrueAuthority.com
   Experts test claims on subjects including dinosaurs, creation/evolution, and cryptozoology.

   
   http://www.trueauthority.com/

» What is pseudoscience?
   How it differs from science, how to spot it. Junk science, pathological science, quackery and pseudoscientific scams.

   
   http://www.chem1.com/acad/sci/pseudosci.html

» X-Project Paranormal Magazine
   Web e-zine featuring a series of skeptical articles.

   
   http://www.xprojectmagazine.com/

» Zetetics Laboratory
   Laboratory at the University of Nice where paranormal phenomena are studied.

   
   http://www.unice.fr/zetetique/

» sci.skeptic FAQ
   Frequently asked questions about the sci.skeptic newsgroup.

   
   http://www.faqs.org/faqs/skeptic-faq/