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As most of you undoubtedly know, on Monday, April 8, there's going to be a total solar eclipse visible in much of North America.  I'...

The question of the day is: why do people continue to support certifiable wackos long after their wacko status has been proved beyond a shad...

I just found out that Alex Jones has lost his platforms on Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, and Apple .  And although I fully support the right t...

Let's see... Fourth of July.  What shall I do today?  Picnic?  Barbecue?  Play with my dog?  Bonfire?  Go for a swim in my pond?  Shoot ...

Me, trying to find a topic for today's Skeptophilia  post:  Hmm.  Let's see, what do we have in the news today.  *sips coffee*  Scie...

As soon as I saw that the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, had gained national attention for their out...

A couple of days ago, a friend and loyal reader of Skeptophilia  sent me a link with the message, "I thought I'd seen it all."...

People who are in the know about artificial intelligence research have quipped that true AI is "twenty years in the future -- and alway...

Every so often, there is justice in the world. This time, the fabled chickens coming home to roost are casting their beady eyes on none ot...

As an example of the general principle that there is nothing that is so weird that someone can't respond to it in such a way as to make ...