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A field that critically examines the social movement and intellectual tradition of scientific skepticism—its origins, its leaders, its blind spots, and its practices. It asks why skepticism is often directed more at marginalized beliefs (spirituality, alternative medicine) than at corporate power, military technology, or mainstream economics. Studies of scientific skepticism also examine how skeptical communities police their boundaries, and how “skepticism” can become a performance of superiority rather than genuine inquiry.
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