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Skepticism

James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF): The James Randi Educational Foundation is an educational resource on the paranormal, pseudoscientific, and supernatural. The Skeptics Society has a close relationship with JREF, and often shares information on our site about JREF activities.
www.randi.org
CSI (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, formerly CSICOP): A world-wide organization that encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view.
www.csicop.org
Skepticblog: The leading group skeptics’ blog on the web. Featuring Michael Shermer, Phil Plait, Steven Novella, Mark Edward, Brian Dunning, Yau-Man Chan, Kirsten Sandford, and Ryan Johnson.
http://skepticblog.org
The Skeptic’s Dictionary: A collection of strange beliefs, amusing deceptions, and dangerous delusions by Robert Todd Carroll.
www.skepdic.com
Skepticamp: A growing series of grassroots-led, medium-scale skeptical conferences for which the content is provided by the attendees themselves.
www.skepticamp.org
Skepchick: A group blog site focused on increasing the role of women in the skeptical community.
www.skepchick.org
Skeptic North: A group blog site featuring skeptics from across Canada.
www.skepticnorth.com
Snopes: The definitive internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
www.snopes.com
Grassroots Skeptics: A resource site for grassroots skeptical organizing. Includes skeptical events calendar.
http://ohioskeptic.com/grassrootsskeptics
Bad Astronomy: Phil Plait’s top-rated science and skepticism blog at Discover magazine.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy
Mythbusters: Meet the men tasked with leaving no urban myth untested: the MythBusters.
dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html
Penn & Teller: Penn & Teller are eccentric magicians with a psychotic twist. Their stage show, which has played Broadway and toured the country to sold-out houses, now has a permanent home in Las Vegas at the Rio.
www.pennandteller.com

Health & Medicine

Science-Based Medicine: The leading collaborative blog site for probing alternative health claims. Emphasizes considering both the available evidence and prior plausibility when considering claims about medicine and health.
www.sciencebasedmedicine.org
QuackWatch: ”Your guide to quackery, health fraud, and intelligent decisions.”
www.quackwatch.org
Vaccinate Your Baby: Learn about the safety and importance of vaccines.
www.vaccinateyourbaby.org

Science

Scientific American: Science and technology from Scientific American: daily science news and technology news, science trivia, science experts, science newsletters, science shop, science books and more.
www.sciam.com
The National Center for Science Education: Headed by Eugenie Scott, the NCSE is the world’s leading watchdog organization tracking creationism and Intelligent Design.
http://ncseweb.org
The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online: Darwin’s complete papers and publications, all available for free.
http://darwin-online.org.uk/
The Science Network: Online video provider specializing in science content.
http://thesciencenetwork.org
The Planetary Society: Founded by Carl Sagan, the Planetary Society is the largest and most influential public space organization group on Earth.
www.planetary.org

Secularism, Humanism & Atheism

The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Science and Reason: The nonprofit educational organization founded by the world’s most prominent voice for atheism.
www.richarddawkinsfoundation.org
Center for Inquiry Transnational: An international organization for secularism and humanist ethics.
www.centerforinquiry.net
American Humanist Association: One of the most established humanist organizations in the U.S.
www.americanhumanist.org
International Humanist and Ethical Union: The world union of Humanist organizations.
www.iheu.org
Americans United for Separation of Church and State: A leading secular lobby organization since 1947.
www.au.org
The Secular Web: Operated by the Internet Infidels, a nonprofit educational organization promoting a naturalistic worldview.
www.infidels.org