CICAP

CICAP

CICAP ("Comitato Italiano per il Controllo delle Affermazioni sul Paranormale"; in English "Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal") is an Italian, non-profit, skeptic organization, founded in 1989. CICAP's main goals are the promotion of the scientific analysis of alleged paranormal phenomena. It is a member of the European Council of Skeptical Organizations.

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. asof|2008, the executive director is Italian skeptic investigator and writer Massimo Polidoro.

ee also

* Skeptical Inquirer

External links

* [http://www.cicap.org/ CICAP] , the web site


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