CICAP
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CICAP (Comitato Italiano per il Controllo delle Affermazioni sul Paranormale; that is: Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal) is an Italian, non-profit, skeptic organization.
It was started in 1989. Its main goals are the promotion of the scientific analysis of alleged paranormal phenomena. It is a member of the European Council of Skeptical Organizations.
[edit] Members
CICAP was started by the Italian science journalist Piero Angela together with a group of scientists. At the moment, two Nobel prize winners are members: Carlo Rubbia and Rita Levi Montalcini. Other notable members include the philosopher, semiotician and novelist Umberto Eco. The Executive director is Italian skeptic investigator and writer Massimo Polidoro.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- CICAP, the web site
- Piero Angela, his biography
- Massimo Polidoro, his website
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