This website is the online home for the well-known Skeptical Inquirer magazine, which has been continuously published since 1976. However, the site contains many articles and other features not found in the print publication.
Most of the investigated topics fall into the categories of fringe science, paranormal phenomena, ancient mysteries, and claimed supernatural or miraculous religious occurrences. Examples include mythical creatures, ghosts, religious miracles, alternative medicine, relics, fortune telling, foo dogs, ouija boards, voodoo spells, aromatherapy, alien visitors to earth, and homeopathic remedies.
I read an article entitled “The Stigmata of Lilian Bernas”, which tells the story of a modern Canadian woman who has publicly displayed bleeding stigmata wounds on several occasions. According to her, these bleedings always occur on the first Friday of a month. The author of the article, who attended one of her public bleedings, made observations which convinced him that the victim had secretly wounded herself before she appeared before the audience, and therefore concluded that her stigmata were fake.
Other features of this site include short articles called “Skeptical Briefs”, a section named the “Intelligent Design Watch”, an archive of back issues of the magazine, book reviews, and a gallery. To visit this website, go to The Skeptical Inquirer
My impression is that the authors of the site (and the magazine) tend to use a fairly strict scientific approach to the subjects they investigate. As they state on their “About Us” page, they “do not reject claims on a priori grounds, antecedent to inquiry, but examine them objectively and carefully.”
