Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

nonprofit for critical investigation of controversial and extraordinary claims
Organization nonprofit_organization Q1115728
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Summary

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,456 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry was influenced by Comité Para[3].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry is in the country of United States[4].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[5].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's instance of is recorded as project[6].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's founder is recorded as Paul Kurtz[7].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's founder is recorded as Marcello Truzzi[8].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's founder is recorded as James Randi[9].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's founder is recorded as Martin Gardner[10].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's founder is recorded as Ray Hyman[11].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's founder is recorded as Carl Sagan[12].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's founder is recorded as Isaac Asimov[13].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's founder is recorded as B. F. Skinner[14].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's founder is recorded as Philip J. Klass[15].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry is associated with the scientific skepticism movement[16].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's headquarters location is recorded as Amherst[17].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's Commons category is recorded as Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[18].
  • April 30, 1976 marks the founding of Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[19].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's parent organization or unit is recorded as Center for Inquiry[20].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's significant event is recorded as CSICon[21].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's official website is recorded as https://www.csicop.org/[22].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's official website is recorded as https://skepticalinquirer.org/[23].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[24].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CSI'}[25].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's interested in is recorded as pseudoscience[26].
  • Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's interested in is recorded as paranormal[27].

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Founding

Founders include Paul Kurtz[7], Marcello Truzzi[8], James Randi[9], Martin Gardner[10], Ray Hyman[11], and Carl Sagan[12]. April 30, 1976 marks the founding of Committee for Skeptical Inquiry[19].

Identity

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CSI'}[25].

Operations

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's headquarters location is recorded as Amherst[17]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Center for Inquiry[20].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Committee for Skeptical Inquiry include 6630 Skepticus[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry ranks in the top 4% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,456 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include 6630 Skepticus[28], an asteroid[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . csicop.org. Retrieved . csicop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . csicop.org. Retrieved . csicop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . csicop.org. Retrieved . csicop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . csicop.org. Retrieved . csicop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . csicop.org. Retrieved . csicop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . csicop.org. Retrieved . csicop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . csicop.org. Retrieved . csicop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Interested in → pseudoscience, paranormal
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