Committee for Skeptical Inquiry

Summary

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry is a nonprofit organization^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 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's movement is recorded as scientific skepticism^[16].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's logo image is recorded as CSI logo new.png^[17].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's headquarters location is recorded as Amherst^[18].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's ISNI is recorded as 0000000099902653^[19].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315602217^[20].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148381432^[21].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015049237^[22].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n77018947^[23].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's Commons category is recorded as Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[24].
• +1976-04-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[25].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0147y6^[26].
• Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's parent organization or unit is recorded as Center for Inquiry^[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]. +1976-04-30T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Committee for Skeptical Inquiry^[25].

Identity

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CSI'}^[28].

Operations

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's headquarters location is recorded as Amherst^[18]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Center for Inquiry^[27].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Committee for Skeptical Inquiry include 6630 Skepticus^[29], an asteroid^[30].

Why It Matters

Committee for Skeptical Inquiry ranks in the top 4% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (280 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include 6630 Skepticus^[29], an asteroid^[30].