r/skeptic↗
A sub for "scientific skepticism." Scientific Skepticism is about combining knowledge of science, philosophy, and critical thinking with careful analysis to help identify flawed reasoning and deception.
354k subscribers204 posts / mo in Sep 2026109 authors / mosince 2008
r/skeptic has 354k members (+6.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 204 posts a month from 109 people. Top topics: Belief in Paranormal, ScientificJournalsAndResearch and Climate Change Debates.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Belief in Paranormal0.2%
- ScientificJournalsAndResearch0.2%
- Climate Change Debates0.2%
- Diet & Supplements0.1%
- CancerFakesAndSurvivals0.1%
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- Archive
- Substack
- ScienceDirect
- Nature
- NPR
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