CICAP
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The Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims on Pseudosciences (; CICAP) is an Italian non-profit skeptical educational organization, founded in 1989. CICAP's main goal is to promote a scientific and critical investigation of pseudosciences, the paranormal, so-called mysteries and the unusual, with the aim of encouraging a more scientific attitude and critical thinking.
Key facts
- Organization.name
- Comitato Italiano per il Controllo delle Affermazioni sulle Pseudoscienze
- Organization.image
- 03-CICAP-Logotipo-verticale-Official-Colors-png.png
- Organization.abbreviation
- CICAP
- Organization.type
- NGO
- Organization.purpose
- Scientific skepticism
- Organization.location
- Padua, Italy
- Organization.region_served
- Italy
- Organization.language
- Italian
- Organization.leader_title
- President
- Organization.leader_name
- Sergio Della Sala
- Organization.key_people
- Massimo Polidoro (executive director)
- Organization.affiliations
- European Council of Skeptical Organisations
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- History
- Scope
- Method
- Limits
- Organization
- Associative bodies
- Local groups
- Thematic groups
- Events
- Conventions
- National Conventions
- Other conferences
- CICAP Fest
- Other events
- Investigations
- Publications
- Logo
- See also
- References
- External links
The Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims on Pseudosciences (; CICAP) is an Italian non-profit skeptical educational organization, founded in 1989. CICAP's main goal is to promote a scientific and critical investigation of pseudosciences, the paranormal, so-called mysteries and the unusual, with the aim of encouraging a more scientific attitude and critical thinking.
It is a member of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations.
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