Links We Recommend

IIG-RELATED LINKS

• 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.

ORGANIZATIONS

• The James Randi Educational Foundation An educational resource on the paranormal, pseudoscientific, and the supernatural.
• The Science and Entertainment Exchange A National Academy of Sciences program that provides entertainment professionals with access to top scientists and engineers to bring the reality of science to creative and engaging storylines.
• The Skeptics Society
• The Greater L.A. Skeptics Meetup Group
• The New England Skeptical Society
• North Texas Skeptics
• New Mexicans for Science and Reason

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.
• Oh No, Ross and Carrie! Oh No, Ross and Carrie! is a podcast about Ross and Carrie's travels through the world of paranormal claims, fringe science, and spirituality. "We show up, so you don't have to."

BLOGS

• Hollywood Reality Check James Underdown's blog
• Bad Astronomy Phil Plait's invaluable astronomy resource.
• Skepticblog.org/author/edward/ Mark Edward's blog.
• www.markedward.com Mark Edward's website.
• 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.

FUN SKEPTICAL PRODUCTS

• Surly-Ramics Handmade Ceramic Jewelry by IIG's own Amy Davis Roth.
• Made With Molecules Art-y, science-y jewelry and gifts.
• Science Tarot The astonishing result of mixing hard science and real art into a tarot deck!