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Welcome
Bound into every issue of Skeptic, Junior Skeptic is an engagingly illustrated science and critical thinking publication for younger readers.
Free Sample Issue
Haven’t discovered Junior Skeptic magazine, the illustrated kids’ critical thinking periodical bound into every issue of Skeptic? Now you can download a sample issue for free!
In this special “Great American Skeptics” issue, explore the skeptical work of Ben Franklin, Mark Twain, Harry Houdini, and Johnny Carson. Presented here as it appeared in print (inside Skeptic Vol.14, No.3): full color cover, with a greyscale interior.
Origami Dragon
This origami figure was designed especially for Junior Skeptic by Australian skeptic, author, and origami artist Richard Saunders. To conjure up a winged dragon of your own — or a flock of them! — all you need are a square piece of paper and an internet connection. Richard has kindly made a step-by-step instruction video showing exactly how to fold the figure, which you can watch online for free. Have fun!
Book Projects
The Skeptics Society is pleased to announce the release of the first Junior Skeptic book, Evolução (“Evolution”).
In commemoration of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday on February 12th, 2009, thousands of copies of this gorgeous, full-color, illustrated kids’ science book were distributed exclusively to public school students in Portugal — completely free.
Learn about this project, our upcoming English-language evolution book, and other book projects based on Junior Skeptic.
current issue of
Junior Skeptic
How did one of the silliest cases in the history of cryptozoology become a lasting part of monster lore? Could there really be a humanoid fish-man in tiny Thetis Lake? And, if the creature is real — why does it look exactly like a monster from a low-budget horror movie?
Junior Skeptic Icons
Free Icons for Mac OSX
& Windows XP
Tired of the same old folder icons on your computer? Why not organize files the way we do at the Junior Skeptic studio: custom Junior Skeptic icons! A set of seventeen of these exclusive icons is now available for you to use at home — just for fun, and completely free.
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Further Reading
Explore several rare primary sources used for Junior Skeptic #23: “Pyramid Power.” Of special interest: a never-before published interview with MythBuster Kari Byron.
Researchers will find the long lost true origin story of pyramid power (in original French, and in English translation). Also up now are a bibliography for Junior Skeptic #23 and sources for all quotes used in the story.