Skeptophilia

Fighting Gullibility with Sarcasm, 6 days a week

Thursday, January 29, 2026

Shutting down Leviathan

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Is it just me, or has the quality of the conspiracy theories really been dropping off lately? I mean, back in the day, you had your Moon-lan...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Through a glass, darkly

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I was chatting with my younger son a couple of days ago.  He's a professional scientific glassblower, so anything having to do with the ...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The tide is high

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The list of confirmed exoplanets now exceeds six thousand.  Considering the fact that the three main ways they're detected -- direct me...
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Monday, January 26, 2026

Dream a little dream of me

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One of the more terrifying concepts to arise out of physics is the idea of the Boltzmann brain . The Boltzmann brain was first postulated by...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

Gravitational blink

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To end the week on an appropriately surreal note: no, the Earth will not "lose its gravity" for seven seconds on August 12 . I fou...
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Friday, January 23, 2026

The parasitic model

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A couple of years ago, I posted a frustrated screed about the potential for AI-generated slop to supplant actual creativity.  My anger at t...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

On the loosh

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There's a general rule-of-thumb that if you are trying to get people to believe some outlandish idea, you do not  increase your chances ...
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Gordon Bonnet
I'm a fiction author and blogger who lives in the frozen wilds of Upstate New York. I am also an online writing coach/consultant -- ask if you want more details!
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