Skeptical Inquirer

On May 8, 2026, Tim Gallaudet, a retired U.S.

Editor’s note: This article provides spoilers about the movie Disclosure Day.

Editor’s note: This article includes major spoilers for season one of the series Pluribus.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s new book, Take Me to Your Leader, has attracted controversy in the skeptical community.

Potentially abusive parenting and treatment practices related to “holding therapy” were rejected in 2006 by a joint task force between American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) and the American Psychological Association (Chaffin et al.

Martin Gardner (1914–2010) was a writer, magician, and mathematician who helped found the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (then called the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, CSICOP) in 1976.

In 2021, I witnessed a long string of lights moving across the sky together.

In the late nineteenth century, Germany was at the forefront of chemical research and it was an ideal place for Purdue University chemistry professor Dr.

The tagline for the fiftieth-anniversary CSICon said it all: “Celebrate Our History … Chart Our Future.”

Note: I started writing fund drive letters last year as part of becoming the executive director of CSI.

The years 2024 and 2025 must have been a heady experience for documentary filmmaker Ky Dickens.

Belief in telepathy in autistic individuals, as promoted in The Telepathy Tapes podcast, stems from forces of modernity so inexorable that, were we to rewind the gears of history and try it all again, we’d end up right back where we are.

With all the recent hype around The Telepathy Tapes podcast, people might think that claims of telepathic abilities in nonspeaking individuals with profound autism are new.

There is a science to the Ouija board that also applies to other divination tools, such as dowsing rods and pendulums.

Sylvia Browne remains a notable figure for people who believe in psychics.

At a time when misinformation is widespread, teaching students how to think scientifically is more important than ever.

The autism spectrum includes a range of people—from those with amazing communication abilities to those with very little.

Analysis Reveals Widespread Deceptive Health Product Ads.

Keeping up with the latest discoveries in science is one of the great joys of life and a vital part of being an informed citizen.

Editor’s note: In recognition of Skeptoid’s 1,000th episode and twentieth year, we invited the host of the podcast to reflect on these major milestones.