Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal

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learned society nonprofit organization scientific skepticism organization

The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal was an organization of scientists, scholars, and skeptics dedicated to critically examining paranormal and pseudoscientific claims using scientific methods.

Aliases (4)

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry ×22
CSICOP ×4
Fellowship in the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry ×1
One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	learned society → nonprofit organization → scientific skepticism organization →
activity	critical examination of paranormal claims → organization of conferences → public outreach → publication of investigative reports →
country	United States →
dissolutionReason	reorganization and renaming as Committee for Skeptical Inquiry →
dissolved	2006 →
fieldOfWork	critical thinking → paranormal investigation → pseudoscience → scientific skepticism →
formerHeadquartersLocation	Amherst, New York →
foundedBy	Carl Sagan → Isaac Asimov → James Randi → Marcello Truzzi → Martin Gardner → Paul Kurtz → Ray Hyman →
hasAbbreviation	CSICOP →
headquartersLocation	Buffalo, New York →
ideology	secular humanism →
inception	1976 →
language	English →
mainOrgan	Skeptical Inquirer →
methodUsed	scientific method →
notableMember	Carl Sagan → Isaac Asimov → James Randi → Joe Nickell → Kendrick Frazier → Martin Gardner → Paul Kurtz → Philip J. Klass → Ray Hyman → Susan Blackmore →
parentOrganization	Center for Inquiry →
publication	Skeptical Inquirer →
purpose	investigation of paranormal claims → promotion of scientific skepticism → public education about pseudoscience →
renamedAs	Committee for Skeptical Inquiry →
shortName	CSICOP →
successor	Committee for Skeptical Inquiry →
website	https://csicop.org →

Referenced by (34)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ann Druyan ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") → Carl Sagan → Martin Gardner → Randall James Hamilton Zwinge ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") → Ray Hyman ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") → Susan Blackmore ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	memberOf
An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") → One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") → Skeptical Inquirer ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	associatedWith
Skeptical Inquirer ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") → Skeptical Inquirer ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") → The Zetetic →	publisher
Joe Nickell ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") → Ray Hyman ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	affiliation
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ("CSICOP") →	abbreviation
The Zetetic ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	associatedOrganization
Ray Hyman ("Fellowship in the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	awardReceived
Marcello Truzzi →	coFounded
Marcello Truzzi →	coFounderOf
Joe Nickell ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	employer
Paul Kurtz →	founded
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ("CSICOP") →	hasAbbreviation
Center for Inquiry ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	hasPart
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	influenced
James Randi ("One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge") →	knownFor
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	laterName
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	laterNamed
Philip J. Klass Award ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	presentedBy
Skeptical Inquirer ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	publishedBy
The Zetetic ("CSICOP") →	publisherAbbreviation
Philip J. Klass Award ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	relatedTo
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	renamedAs
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ("CSICOP") →	shortName
Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal ("Committee for Skeptical Inquiry") →	successor