The Skeptics Society & Skeptic magazine

Related Organizations

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 will be periodically posting information on our site about JREF activities.
www.randi.org

Mythbusters

Meet the men tasked with leaving no urban myth untested: The MythBusters.
dsc.discovery.com/fansites/mythbusters/mythbusters.html

The Skeptic’s Dictionary

A Collection of strange beliefs, amusing deceptions, and dangerous delusions by Robert Todd Carroll.
www.skepdic.com

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

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

Skeptic Report

An e-zine featuring writings on skeptical inquiry and critical thinking.
www.skepticreport.com/general/index.htm

Skeptic’s Circle

A biweekly carnival for bloggers who apply critical thought to questionable stories.
skepticscircle.blogspot.com

Audio Martini

Audiomartini is a radio program relating to the paranormal from a skeptic's point of view — UFOs, ghosts, cryptos, religion and creationism as well as science are highlighted.
www.audiomartini.com

The Skepchicks

A group focused on increasing the role of women in the skeptical community.
www.skepchick.org

The Straight Dope

Cecil Adam’s column from the Chicago Reader.
www.straightdope.com

The Brights

An organization that promotes the civic understanding and acknowledgment of the naturalistic worldview, which is free of supernatural and mystical elements.
www.the-brights.net

Snopes

The definitive internet reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
www.snopes.com

Human Resource Development Foundation

A trust fund in India that supports critical thinking, and action against blind faith and superstition.
www.hrdf.org.in

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

SciSCOOP

A science news forum and scientific community blog.
www.sciscoop.com

Explore the Abyss

A website that focuses on deep-sea and oceanic life.
www.exploretheabyss.com

ScitechDaily

A website that provides science and technology coverage and analysis sourcing a range of writers and publications.
www.scitechdaily.com

Pseudoscience

Bad Astronomy

The original, and very funny, site devoted to airing out myths and misconceptions in astronomy and related topics.
www.badastronomy.com

Astronomical Society of the Pacific

Featuring a new annotated guide with over 200 skeptical resources about astrology, UFOs, moon hoaxes, faces on the planets, crop circles, and other examples of “fiction science.” The Skeptic’s Resource List can be found at www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/pseudobib.html

The Mars Society

www.marssociety.org

QuackWatch

”Your guide to quackery, health fraud, and intelligent decisions.”
www.quackwatch.org

QuackFiles

“’Alternative’ medicine, quackery, health fraud — the other side of the coin.” www.quackfiles.com

Religion

The Secular Web

The Secular Web is a website operated by the Internet Infidels, a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to defending and promoting a naturalistic worldview on the Internet.
www.secweb.org

Rick Ross

Expert on cults, destructive cults, controversial groups, cult movements and cult activity. The Rick A. Ross Institute (RRI) is a non-profit public resource of information about controversial and/or potentially unsafe groups, some that have been called 'cults.' This vast archive contains thousands of individual documents.
www.rickross.com

Mark Edward

Mark Edward is a professional mentalist who specializes in magic of the mind. He is often consulted by the media for his knowledge of spiritualism, psychic fraud and ghost lore.
www.themarkedward.com

The Truth is Wrong

A place to read and discuss religion while promoting the values of humanism, skepticism, free and rational thinking.
www.thetruthiswrong.com

International Organizations

Australia

www.skeptics.com.au

Argentina

www.argentinaskeptics.com.ar

Belgium

www.skepp.be

Brazil

www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/2664/
www.ceticos.org

Canada

National

www.skeptics.ca

Alberta

www.skeptix.ca

BC

www.bcskeptics.info

Ontario

www.centerforinquiry.net/toronto
www.ottawaskeptics.org

Quebec

www.sceptiques.qc.ca

Chile

www.lanavedeloslocos.cl

Columbia

www.escepticoscolombia.org

Costa Rica

www.geocities.com/ippeccr

Czech Republic

www.sysifos.cz

Denmark

www.skeptica.dk

Finland

www.skepsis.fi

France

www.zetetique.ldh.org
www.observatoire-zetetique.org/page
www.unice.fr/zetetics

Germany

www.unice.fr/zetetics

Hungary

www.szabadgondolkodo.hu
www.szkeptikustarsasag.hu

India

www.centerforinquiry.net/india
www.indian-skeptic.org
www.indianrationalists.blogspot.com

Israel

www.mindquest.co.il/israel/skepticsE.htm

Ireland

www.irishskeptics.net

Italy

www.cicap.org

Japan

www.skeptics.jp

Korea

www.kopsa.or.kr

Malta

www.vannipule.com/sicec

Mexico

www.somie.escepticos.net

Netherlands

www.skepsis.nl

New Zealand

www.skeptics.org.nz

Norway

www.skepsis.no

Peru

www.geocities.com/cipsiperu

Philippines

www.philippineskeptics.org

Poland

www.bsc.neostrada.pl

Portugal

www.cepo.interacesso.pt

Puerto Rico

www.escepticospr.com

Russia

www.skeptik.net

Singapore

www.skeptic.iwarp.com

Spain

www.arp-sapc.org

South Africa

www.skeptic.za.org

Sweden

www.vof.se

United Kingdom

www.centerforinquiry.net/london
www.skeptic.org.uk
www.aske.org.uk

United States

California - LA: www.skeptic.com
California - Bay Area: www.baskeptics.org
California - San Diego: www.sdari.org
Colorado: www.rationalmagic.com/RMS
New England area: www.theness.com
Washington D.C. area: www.ncas.org
Florida: www.tampabayskeptics.org
Georgia: www.atlantafreethought.org
Illinois: www.reall.org
New Mexico: www.nmsr.org
New York: www.cnyskeptics.org and www.centerforinquiry.net/nyc
Oregon: www.o4r.org
Ohio: www.cincinnatiskeptics.org
Pennsylvania: www.phact.org
Tennessee: www.mtskeptics.homestead.com
Texas: www.ntskeptics.org
Washington: www.seattleskeptics.org
West Virginia: www.wvsr.homestead.com

Venezuela

www.geocities.com/escepticosvenezuela

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