List of skeptics and associations of skeptics
This list shows the most important associations of the Skeptic Movement and a selection of former and active members.
Skeptical associations are organized at European level in the European Council of Skeptical Organizations (ECSO), an umbrella organization founded in 1995. In the German-speaking countries, the Society for the Scientific Investigation of Parasciences (GWUP) is the most important organization for skeptics.
| Surname | country | founding | Organ of publication | important members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSICOP | United States | 1976 | Skeptical inquirer | Paul Kurtz |
| Australian Skeptics | Australia | 1982 | The Skeptic | Barry Williams |
| GWUP | Germany | 1987 | Skeptics | Amardeo Sarma |
| Skeptiker Schweiz - Association for Critical Thinking | Switzerland | 2012 | ||
| Skeptics Society | United States | 1991 | Skeptic | Michael Shermer |
| JREF | United States | 1995 | James Randi | |
| NESS New England Skeptical Society | United States | 1996 | The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe | |
| ISS Irish Skeptics Society | Ireland | 2002 | Skeptical Times | Philip Marmaros |
| Skepchick International | United States | 2006 | Skepchick Magazine | Rebecca Watson |
| ISC Israel Skeptics Society | Israel | Philip Marmaros | ||
| SKEPP Studienkring voor Kritische Evaluation van Pseudo-wetenschap en het Paranormale | Belgium | W. Betz, Etienne Vermeersch | ||
| Comité Para Comité Belge pour l'Investigation Scientifique des Phénomènes Réputés Paranormaux | Belgium | J. Dommanget | ||
| SISYFOS Ceský klub skeptiku SISYFOS | Czech Republic | Ivan David | ||
| Skepticism The Finnish association of skeptics | Finland | Matias Aunola | ||
| AFIS - Association française pour l'information scientifique | France | |||
| OZ Observatoire Zététique | France | Paul-Eric Blanrue | ||
| Union rationalist | France | Jean-Paul Krivine | ||
| Zetetics Laboratory of the University of Nice | France | Henri Broch | ||
| ASKE The Association for Skeptical Inquiry | GB | |||
| CICAP Comitato Italiano per il Controllo delle Affermazioni sul Paranormale | Italy | Massimo Polidoro | ||
| Stichting skepticism | Netherlands | Rob Nanninga | ||
| ARP-SAPC Alternativa Racional a las Pseudosciencias - Sociedad para el Avance del Pensamiento Crítico | Spain | Carlos Telleria | ||
| Círculo Escéptico | Spain | Fernando L. Frías | ||
| VoF Föreningen Vetenskap och Folkbildning | Sweden | |||
| Argentina Skeptics | Argentina | Juan De Gennaro, Enrique Marquez, Alejandro Borgo | ||
| Opção Racional | Brazil | Luis Gutman | ||
| JAPAN Japan Anti-Pseudoscience Activities Network | Japan | Ryutarou Minakami | ||
| Japan Skeptics | Japan | Jun Jugaku | ||
| Alberta Skeptics | Canada | Heidi Lloyd-Price | ||
| British Columbia Skeptics | Canada | Lee Moller | ||
| Manitoba Skeptics | Canada | Contact John Toews | ||
| Ontario Skeptics | Canada | Eric McMillan | ||
| Skeptiques du Quebec | Canada | Jean Ouellette | ||
| CAST China Association for Science and Technology | China | Shen Zhenyu | ||
| Chinese Skeptics Circle | China | Wu Xianghong | ||
| IPPEC-CR Iniciativa para la Promoción del Pensamiento Crítico | Costa Rica | Adolfo Solano | ||
| Association of Independent Danish Skeptics | Denmark | Mogens Winther | ||
| Prociencia | Ecuador | Gabriel Trueba | ||
| Hong Kong Skeptics | Hong Kong | Kevin Ward | ||
| Hungarian Skeptics | Hungary | Gyula Bencze | ||
| Indian Skeptics | India | Basava Premanand | ||
| Indian Rationalist Association | India | 1949 | Sanal Edamaruku | |
| Maharashtra Superstition Irradication Committee | India | Narendra Dabholkar | ||
| Dravidar Kazhagam | India | K. Veeramnani | ||
| KCIAP Kazakhstan Commission for Investigation of Anomalous Phenomena | Kazakhstan | Sergey Efimov | ||
| Institute for African Ecology and Philosophy | Kenya | Boaz Adhengo | ||
| Korea PseudoScience Awareness | Korea | Gun-Il Kang | ||
| SOMIE Mexican Association for Skeptical Research | Mexico | Mario Mendez-Acosta | ||
| New Zealand Skeptics | New Zealand | Vicki Hyde | ||
| CIPSI-PERU Comite de Investigaciones de lo Paranormal lo Seudocientifico y lo irracional | Peru | Manuel Abraham | ||
| Biuletyn Sceptyczny | Poland | Adam Pietrasiewicz | ||
| CEPO | Portugal | Ludwig Krippahl | ||
| ARIP Association for the Rational Investigation of the Paranormal | South Africa | Marian Laserson | ||
| SOCRATES | South Africa | Leon Retief | ||
| Sri Lanka Rationalist Association | Sri Lanka | Dushyantha Samaiasinghe | ||
| Perspective | Ukraine | Oleg G. Bakhtiarov | ||
| Independent Investigations Group | United States | |||
| Bay Area Skeptics | United States | Eugenie C. Scott | ||
| East Bay Skeptics Society | United States | Daniel Sabsay | ||
| SORT Sacramento Organization for Rational Thinking | United States | |||
| Sacramento Skeptics Society | United States | Terry Sandbek | ||
| SDARI San Diego Association for Rational Inquiry | United States | |||
| NCAS National Capital Area Skeptics | United States | DW Denman | ||
| Tampa Bay Skeptics | United States | |||
| The Sagan Society of the University of Georgia | United States | |||
| Midwest Committee for Rational Inquiry | United States | Danielle Kafka | ||
| REALL Rational Examination Association of Lincoln Land | United States | Bob Ladendorf | ||
| Indiana Skeptics | United States | Robert Craig | ||
| Central Iowa Skeptics | United States | Rob Beeston | ||
| Kentucky Association of Science Educators and Skeptics | United States | |||
| BR-PRISM Baton Rouge Proponents of Rational Inquiry and Scientific Methods | United States | Dick Schroth | ||
| SINE Skeptical Inquirers of New England | United States | Laurence Moss | ||
| Great Lakes Skeptics | United States | Carol Lynn | ||
| Minnesota Skeptics | United States | Robert W. McCoy | ||
| SKEPTIC St. Kloud ESP Teaching Investigation Committee | United States | Jerry Mertens | ||
| Kansas City Committee for Skeptical Inquiry | United States | Verle Muhrer | ||
| Montana Rationalists and Skeptics Network | United States | |||
| New Mexicans for Science & Reason | United States | David E. Thomas | ||
| Central New York Skeptics | United States | Bill Busher | ||
| ISUNY Inquiring Skeptics of Upper New York | United States | Michael Sofka | ||
| NYASk New York Area Skeptics | United States | Wayne Tytell | ||
| Western New York Skeptics | United States | Tim Madigan | ||
| Carolina Skeptics | United States | Eric Carlson | ||
| South Shore Skeptics | United States | |||
| Association for Rational Thought | United States | Roy Auerbach | ||
| O4R Oregonians for Rationality | United States | George Slusher | ||
| PICP Paranormal Investigating Committee of Pittsburgh | United States | Richard Busch | ||
| PhACT Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking | United States | Ray main | ||
| Rationalists of East Tennessee | United States | |||
| HAST Houston Association for Scientific Thinking | United States | Darrell Kachilla | ||
| NTS North Texas Skeptics | United States | John Blanton | ||
| The Society for Sensible Explanations | United States | |||
| West Virginians for Science and Reason | United States | Shawn K. Stover | ||
| AREV Asociación Racional Escéptica de Venezuela | Venezuela | Sami Rozenbaum |
Web links
- International Skeptical Organizations , csicop.org
- Website of the European Council of Skeptical Organizations (ECSO) ( Memento from September 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive )