The Skeptic is a British non-profit skepticismmagazine. It describes itself as "the UK’s longest running and foremost sceptical magazine, which examines science, skepticism, secularism, critical thinking and claims of the paranormal."
The Skeptic
The Skeptic cover for Volume 22, Issue 2, 2009: Parapsychology: Dead or Alive?
Since 2020 magazine has been edited by Michael Marshall and Alice Howarth,[3] and published by the Merseyside Skeptics Society. Regular columnists and authors contributing articles to the publication have included Mark Duwe, Chris French, Wendy M Grossman, Mike Heap, Paul Taylor and Mark Williams. Neil Davies routinely provides artwork for the cover, whilst centrefold pieces were contributed by Crispian Jago. Other artwork is routinely contributed by Donald Rooum, Tim Pearce, Andrew Endersby and Barbara Griffiths.[4]
In 2008, an independent, rationalist talk show airing on London's Resonance FM called Little Atoms became The Official Podcast of The Skeptic Magazine.[6] New episodes of the show are released on an almost weekly basis. The show has been produced by Neil Denny, Padraig Reidy, Anthony Burn and Richard Sanderson since September 2005.[7][8]
Ockham Awards
The 2016 Ockham Awards
Deborah Hyde grants the 2013 Editor's Choice Ockham to The Pod Delusion team.
Matt Dillahunty presents Alan Henness the 2015 Event / Campaign Award for "Stop the Saatchi Bill".
Britt Hermes thanks the skeptical community for the 2016 Blog Ockham.
The Skeptic magazine annually awards the Ockham Awards, or simply the Ockhams, at QED. This occurred for the first time in 2012, and the award ceremony has been considered a highlight of the conference ever since.[9] The Ockhams were introduced by editor-in-chief Deborah Hyde to "recognise the effort and time that have gone into the community’s favourite skeptical blogs, skeptical podcasts, skeptical campaigns and outstanding contributors to the skeptical cause."[10] The winners are selected by a panel, from submissions by the skeptical community.[11] The ironic award 'for the most audacious pseudo-science', "The Rusty Razor" (introduced in 2017), is determined entirely by public vote. "The Editors' Choice Award" is a special Ockham without a category, chosen by the current and past editors-in-chief of The Skeptic, Chris French, Wendy Grossman and Deborah Hyde.[11]
The name refers to Ockham's razor, formulated by English philosopher William of Ockham (c. 1285–1347). The trophies, designed by Neil Davies and Karl Derrick, carry the upper text "Ockham's" and the lower text "The Skeptic. Shaving away unnecessary assumptions since 1285." Between the texts, there is an image of a double-edged safety razorblade, and both lower corners feature an image of William of Ockham's face.[10]
^. www.miroguide.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
^Marshall, Ben (Jan 17, 2007). "Why blogs are going straight to video". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
^Marshall, Ben (February 27, 2007). "Weekly web trawl: ephemera, anger and smut". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
^Korteweg, Leon (2 December 2016). "QED 2016 – verslag van een lang weekend tussen skeptici". Skepter (in Dutch). Stichting Skepsis. 29 (4): 45–46. from the original on 2017-10-18. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ abHyde, Deborah (2012). "The Skeptic Magazine Awards 2011: Winners". The Skeptic. Vol. 23, no. 4. from the original on 2017-10-23.
^ abHyde, Deborah. "The Ockham Awards". The Skeptic's website. from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
External links
Official website
February 05, 2023
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as the UK s longest running and foremost sceptical magazine which examines science skepticism secularism critical thinking and claims of the paranormal The SkepticThe Skeptic cover for Volume 22 Issue 2 2009 Parapsychology Dead or Alive Editor in ChiefMichael MarshallCategoriesScience magazineFrequencyQuarterlyPublisherMerseyside Skeptics SocietyFounded1987CountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishWebsitewww skeptic org ukISSN0959 5228 Contents 1 History format and structure 2 Podcast 3 Ockham Awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory format and structure EditThe Skeptic was founded in 1987 by Wendy M Grossman and subsequently edited from 1988 to 1998 by Toby Howard The University of Manchester UK and Steve Donnelly University of Huddersfield UK From 1998 to 2011 it was edited by Chris French 1 2 and from 2011 to 2020 by Deborah Hyde Since 2020 magazine has been edited by Michael Marshall and Alice Howarth 3 and published by the Merseyside Skeptics Society Regular columnists and authors contributing articles to the publication have included Mark Duwe Chris French Wendy M Grossman Mike Heap Paul Taylor and Mark Williams Neil Davies routinely provides artwork for the cover whilst centrefold pieces were contributed by Crispian Jago Other artwork is routinely contributed by Donald Rooum Tim Pearce Andrew Endersby and Barbara Griffiths 4 The magazine is also supported by an Editorial Advisory Board which includes among others James Alcock Susan Blackmore Derren Brown David Colquhoun Brian Cox and Richard Dawkins 5 Podcast EditIn 2008 an independent rationalist talk show airing on London s Resonance FM called Little Atoms became The Official Podcast of The Skeptic Magazine 6 New episodes of the show are released on an almost weekly basis The show has been produced by Neil Denny Padraig Reidy Anthony Burn and Richard Sanderson since September 2005 7 8 Ockham Awards Edit The 2016 Ockham Awards Deborah Hyde grants the 2013 Editor s Choice Ockham to The Pod Delusion team Matt Dillahunty presents Alan Henness the 2015 Event Campaign Award for Stop the Saatchi Bill Britt Hermes thanks the skeptical community for the 2016 Blog Ockham The Skeptic magazine annually awards the Ockham Awards or simply the Ockhams at QED This occurred for the first time in 2012 and the award ceremony has been considered a highlight of the conference ever since 9 The Ockhams were introduced by editor in chief Deborah Hyde to recognise the effort and time that have gone into the community s favourite skeptical blogs skeptical podcasts skeptical campaigns and outstanding contributors to the skeptical cause 10 The winners are selected by a panel from submissions by the skeptical community 11 The ironic award for the most audacious pseudo science The Rusty Razor introduced in 2017 is determined entirely by public vote The Editors Choice Award is a special Ockham without a category chosen by the current and past editors in chief of The Skeptic Chris French Wendy Grossman and Deborah Hyde 11 The name refers to Ockham s razor formulated by English philosopher William of Ockham c 1285 1347 The trophies designed by Neil Davies and Karl Derrick carry the upper text Ockham s and the lower text The Skeptic Shaving away unnecessary assumptions since 1285 Between the texts there is an image of a double edged safety razorblade and both lower corners feature an image of William of Ockham s face 10 See also EditScientific skepticism Skeptical Inquirer Skeptic U S magazine The Freethinker journal The Skeptic s DictionaryReferences Edit Moshakis Alex 2019 01 27 Truth detectives the know it all skeptics railing against fakery The Observer ISSN 0029 7712 Retrieved 2020 09 07 Weird or what Goldsmiths University of London September 18 2008 Editorial Board The Skeptic September 2020 Retrieved 2020 09 07 Regular Contributors April 1 2009 Editorial Advisory Board Miro Guide Little Atoms www miroguide com Archived from the original on September 11 2012 Marshall Ben Jan 17 2007 Why blogs are going straight to video The Guardian London Retrieved 2008 11 11 Marshall Ben February 27 2007 Weekly web trawl ephemera anger and smut The Guardian London Retrieved 2008 11 11 Korteweg Leon 2 December 2016 QED 2016 verslag van een lang weekend tussen skeptici Skepter in Dutch Stichting Skepsis 29 4 45 46 Archived from the original on 2017 10 18 Retrieved 21 October 2017 a b Hyde Deborah 2012 The Skeptic Magazine Awards 2011 Winners The Skeptic Vol 23 no 4 Archived from the original on 2017 10 23 a b Hyde Deborah The Ockham Awards The Skeptic s website Archived from the original on 2017 10 23 Retrieved 18 October 2017 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Skeptic British magazine amp oldid 1120115267, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
