Welcome skeptics, defenders of reason, and opponents of pseudoscience.
2009 was an interesting year. Economic strangeness aside, we managed to publish and schedule several articles in History Magazine. A major piece called "Tales, Trickery, and the Temptation of Treasure" appeared in the July 2009 issue and was a great success. We've also scheduled two more articles: "The Myth of the Empty Continent" which dispels the myth that the Americas were largely unsettled prior to Columbus' arrival, and "Standard Time" which discusses how the worldwide system of standard time zones was adopted in the latter 19th century. Both should appear in the History Magazine sometime in 2010. I'll let everyone know which issue they're scheduled for as soon as the editors confirm dates.
CE writer Dick Joltes also was a guest at the 2009 Explore Oak Island Days in July. He and fellow researcher Dan Conlin of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic debated two Money Pit "believers" in the Commotion by the Ocean event on Saturday night. It was great fun, and you can see highlights of the event by viewing the video at the URL noted above.
I invite you all to visit and participate in the new Critical Meanderings blog, which is again active and should see more new content over time.
New Section
In 2010 we're introducing a new area of research: the skeptical historian! Stay tuned for new articles on how historical research works. I'm hoping to do several theoretical pieces first, then more topical articles that analyze questions about various events. I expect the results to be interesting and probably very controversial!
Objective
Remember: the objective of Critical Enquiry is reasoned, impartial research into topics of interest and controversy. If you have a favorite subject you'd like to see us investigate, visit the Contact Page and send in your suggestion. And if you've written (or are considering) material you'd like to see on the site, let us know.
