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CFI-Los Angeles The Hollywood home base of the IIG.
CSI The Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. One of two parent organizations of CFI-Los Angeles. Publishers of Skeptical Inquirer magazine.
Council for Secular Humanism The other parent organization of CFI-Los Angeles. Publishers of Free Inquiry magazine.
IIG Yahoo Group An online meeting place for IIG members.
IIG Discussion Board A private discussion board for IIG members.

ORGANIZATIONS

PODCASTS

Point of Inquiry The podcast of the Center for Inquiry, drawing on CFI's relationship with the leading minds of the day including Nobel Prize-winning scientists, public intellectuals, social critics and thinkers, and renowned entertainers.
Audiomartini Host Rick Wood keeps a skeptical eye wide open as he interviews enthusiasts of the supernatural, paranormal, nonsensical and conspiratorial.
Skeptic's Guide to the Universe Produced by the NESS in association with the JREF, SGU discusses news and topics from the world of the paranormal, fringe science, and controversial claims from a scientific point of view.
Are We Alone? Hosted by SETI Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak, Are We Alone? covers a wide range of topics relevant to the new science of astrobiology. IIG chair Jim Underdown appears regularly on Skeptical Sunday editions.
Skepticality The official podcast of Skeptic Magazine.
The Amazing Show James Randi shares his experiences.
Skeptoid Dedicated to furthering knowledge by blasting away the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture.
NPR's Science Friday The latest scientific developments and interviews with researchers and authors.

BLOGS

Bad Astronomy Phil Plait's invaluable astronomy resource.
Pharyngula Evolution, development, and random biological ejaculations from a godless liberal.
Science-Based Medicine Exploring issues and controversies in the relationship between science and medicine.
The Skeptic Review The personal reflections of a self-described skeptic. Maintained by IIG member Ross Blocher.

HOAXES, MYTHS, AND URBAN LEGENDS

Snopes Before you check your yucca plant for tarantulas, check the urban legends reference page first.
Urban Legends and Folklore
What's the Harm? Cataloguing the damage done when critical thinking goes by the wayside.
The Museum of Hoaxes A great archive of hoaxes over the centuries.
Computer Virus Myths and Hoaxes
Email Reality Check
Consumer Reports WebWatch Look before you click.
Alien Autopsy: Faked or Fiction? Everything, and we mean everything, you need to know about the alien autopsy hoax.
The JFK Assassination Pages Startling evidence that JFK was killed by... a lone gunman named Lee Harvey Oswald.
Debunking 911 Evidence against the latest major conspiracy theory.

OTHER SKEPTICAL REFERENCES

The Skeptic's Dictionary Definitions, arguments, and essays on occult topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies.
The Fallacy Files Logical fallacies in action.
Quirkology Using mainstream methods to investigate unusual topics, and unusual methods to investigate mainstream topics.
Skeptic Eye From the United Kingdom, An educational resource on the paranormal, pseudoscientific, and the supernatural.
Bad Psychics Showing up the bad psychics and mediums of the world.
Operation Clambake The ultimate Scientology resource.
Quackwatch Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions.
Penn and Teller The official page of skepticism's most vocal proponents (well, at least one!).
CrankDotNet Cranks, crackpots, kooks and loons on the net.
Insolitology The study of oddity on the web.
Scientology: Lawyers, Spies and Lie Detectors An expose on the "church" of Scientology.
Bare-Faced Messiah The True Story of L. Ron Hubbard
The Church of Critical Thinking "Your suspicion is our mission."

HUMOR

The Annals of Improbable Research The home of the Ig Nobel Awards.
The Coalition to Ban Dihydrogen Monoxide It's responsible for thousands of deaths every year. Join the fight.
The Nigerian Spam Scam Hilarious performance based on real correspondence, starring IIG member Dean Cameron and our friend Victor Isaac.
Thunderwood College From Brian Dunning (Skeptoid Podcast) - get your degree online from a non-certified diploma mill. Anyone can do it!
Wittenburg Door A satirical look at hypocritical religionists, especially televangelists.