Pseudoscience/External Links

There are many websites set up to air skeptical opinions particularly concerning claims for the effectiveness of remedies or treatments for a wide range of medical conditions which are not endorsed by conventional medicine, and to criticise unconventional "fringe" theories that are not generally accepted. The standard of these sites (and the standards of arguments within them) vary considerably, and it would be a mistake to assume that these always present the fringe theories fairly, or the scientific arguments (for or against) rigorously. Among these sites are:

• "Quackwatch", operated by Stephen Barratt M.D> who also runs a wide range of similar more specialised sites. This site has prompted a counter site "Quackpotwatch"
• The Skeptics Society and Skeptic magazine(US)
• The Skeptic magazine (UK)
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry
• Skeptical Inquirer magazine
• UFO skeptic site "by and for professional scientists"
• The Skeptics Guide to the Universe; a weekly Podcast talkshow produced by the New England Skeptical Society in association with the James Randi Educational Foundation: discussing news and topics from the world of the paranormal, fringe science, and controversial claims from a scientific point of view.
• New England Sceptical Society
• James Randi Educational Foundation- "an educational resource on the paranormal, pseudoscientific, and the supernatural."
• Astronomical Pseudo-Science: A Skeptic's Resource List "A selected list of resources for those who want to examine with a skeptical eye some of the claims at the fringes of science that seem connected to astronomy."
• [http://rudolfhsmit.nl/index.html Astrology & Science

The Scientific Exploration of Astrology] "An archive of 69 articles with abstracts and references. Results of hundreds of tests. Historical and philosophical views."