Southern California Skeptics
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Skeptical organization founded by Al Seckel in 1984 that co-sponsored monthly lecture series at Caltech explaining paranormal phenomena. Dissolved in the late 1980s.
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Entities connected to Southern California Skeptics through shared intermediaries, but not directly linked.
Person
Frances Arnold
Connected via: Alfred Paul Seckel
Person
Stephen Hawking
Connected via: California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
Location
Meyreuil
Connected via: Alfred Paul Seckel
Connected via: Alfred Paul Seckel
Person
Denice D. Lewis
Connected via: Alfred Paul Seckel
Key Relationships
Associated With
- Organization The Skeptics Society - The Skeptics Society was founded in 1991 after Southern California Skeptics disbanded. Single Source
Part Of
- Organization Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) - Southern California Skeptics were described as a chapter of CSICOP. Single Source
Located At
- Organization California State University, Fullerton - The Southern California Skeptics occasionally held meetings on the campus of Cal State Fullerton. Single Source
- Organization California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Southern California Skeptics co-sponsored and produced a monthly series of lectures primarily held at the California ... Single Source
Connected To
- Organization California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - The Southern California Skeptics held their monthly lecture series primarily at the California Institute of Technology. Single Source
Employed By
- Person Alfred Paul Seckel - Seckel was the co-founder and executive director of Southern California Skeptics. Single Source
Source Documents & Evidence
“In 1984, Seckel started the Southern California Skeptics (SCS) and became a spokesperson for science and its relationship to the paranormal.”Accessed: 2026-02-21
Added: 2026-02-21
· Updated: 2026-02-21
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