The Skeptic is published four times per year by Australian Skeptics Inc. Since the first issue was published in 1981, the Skeptic has printed articles on a vast variety of sceptical subjects ranging from alien abduction to zombies. There was even an article on Electroencephaloneuromentimpography. You can find out more on the evolution of the Skeptic in this brief History.
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Recent Issues
The Skeptic is now in its 44th year, and our most recent issue is Volume 44 Number 3. You can have a peek at the cover and table of contents of this issue and other issues from the past 12 months, below. Each of the recent issues also includes one full article. You’ll need to have a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader.
- Vol 44 no 3, September 2024. Featured article: Discovering the Merman’s Mummy – Adrienne Hill takes a trip into the Rockies to find a lake-locked merman.
- Vol 44 no 2, June 2024. Featured article: Unnatural Selection – Tim Mendham looks at Alfred Russel Wallace’s woo, the strange beliefs and chequered history of the other proponent of natural selection.
- Vol 44 no 1, March 2024. Featured article: It’s the Way that You Do It – Melanie Trecek-King says science is best taught by teaching the skills, not the facts.
- Vol 43 no 4, December 2023. Featured article: Ross Coulthart and the Big Reveal – Tim Mendham looks at the most vocal, the most well-known, the biggest name in UFO journalism.
Recent Issues
The Skeptic is now in its 42nd year, and our most recent issue is Volume 42 Number 2. You can have a peek at the cover and table of contents of this issue and other issues from the past 12 months, below. Each of the recent issues also includes one full article. You’ll need to have a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader.
- Vol 42 no 2, June 2022
Featured article: AVN in the No-Standing Zone – Tim Mendham looks at a judicial knock to the reputation of the AVN and its founder Meryl Dorey. - Vol 42 no 1, March 2022
Featured article: Tics & Tactics – Tim Mendham reports from the sidelines on athletes’ predilection for superstitions, weird mannerisms, and promotion of pseudomedicine. - Vol 41 no 4, December 2021
Featured article: The Great Australian Psychic Prediction Project – Richard Saunders concludes a 12-year investigation by Australian and international researchers, covering over 3800 predictions from more than 200 self-professed psychics, and the results are not encouraging … for psychics. - Vol 41 no 3, September 2021
Featured article: Emu Stakes – Paul Prociv looks into the controversial world of the Dark Emu.
Older Issues
Issues from more than 12 months ago are available in full below. To read them online click on the issue number you are interested in. You’ll need to have a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader.
Collections
The digitised issues from the years 1981 to 1990 were released in March 2018. Prior to that, we published a number of collections: one covering the first five years, and twelve covering the next five, with articles grouped into topics. Those collections are available below.
- In the Beginning – the first five years
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Astrology
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Creationism
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Divining
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Editorials
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Health
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Letters
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Pseudoscience
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Psychics
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Religion
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Skepticism
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – UFOs
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Whimsy
- Creationism: An Australian Perspective
Older Issues
Issues from more than 12 months ago are available in full below. To read them online click on the issue number you are interested in. You’ll need to have a PDF reader such as Adobe Reader.Collections
The digitised issues from the years 1981 to 1990 were released in March 2018. Prior to that, we published a number of collections: one covering the first five years, and twelve covering the next five, with articles grouped into topics. Those collections are available below.- In the Beginning – the first five years
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Astrology
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Creationism
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Divining
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Editorials
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Health
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Letters
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Pseudoscience
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Psychics
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Religion
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Skepticism
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – UFOs
- The Second Coming – 1986 to 1990 collection – Whimsy
- Creationism: An Australian Perspective
