Digital Bits Skeptic

By Andy Kaiser 
Article ID: 113

The links here are all pointers to people and places who contribute significantly to the skeptical community or promote critical thinking. If you’d like to have another link added, please leave a comment on this entry or email skeptic@dbskeptic.com.

Websites, Organizations, Blogs and Forums

• Bad Astronomy
• The Brights
• Center for Inquiry
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
• Council for Secular Humanism
• Crank Dot Net
• The Cult News Network
• James Randi Educational Foundation (also see the JREF Forums)
• Meetup.com - Find an atheist group near you
• National Academy of Sciences
• National Center for Science Education
• Operation Clambake - The Inner Secrets of Scientology
• Rants ‘n Raves
• Secular Web (also see the Internet Infidels Discussion Board)
• Skepchick
• Skeptic Friends Network
• Weird Science

Podcasts

• The Infidel Guy Show
• Point of Inquiry
• Science Friday
• The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe
• Skepticality (the official podcast of Skeptic Magazine)

Magazines and Print

• Free Inquiry
• Skeptic (USA)
• Skeptic (UK)
• Skeptical Inquirer
• The Straight Dope

TV Shows

• Mythbusters
• Penn and Teller: Bullshit!

Names and Faces

• Richard Dawkins
• Martin Gardner
• Sam Harris
• Christopher Hitchens (also see Wikipedia entry)
• Joe Nickell
• Phil Plait
• James Randi
• Carl Sagan
• Michael Shermer (also see Wikipedia entry)

Reference Materials

• Annenberg Political Fact Check
• The Skeptic’s Annotated Bible
• The Skeptic’s Dictionary
• Urban Legends Reference Pages
• Austhink’s Critical Thinking on the Web

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