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My novel The Scattering Winds  is the second of a trilogy, of which the first book ( In the Midst of Lions ) is scheduled to be out this sum...

I ran across two stories yesterday that fall squarely into the "You People Do Realize You Have Bigger Problems To Worry About, Right?...

An article this week in Smithsonian  got me to thinking about the scale of history and prehistory. The topic of the article is fascinating e...

The old quip says that true artificial intelligence is twenty years in the future -- and always will be. I'm beginning to wonder about...

It's been a busy week here at Skeptophilia  headquarters.  Our staff (me, my main dog Grendel, and Grendel's comical sidekick Lena ...

I ran across two stories yesterday that fall squarely into the "You People Do Realize You Have Bigger Problems To Worry About, Right?...

Let me just say at the outset that I'm a law-abiding sort.  With the exception of getting pulled over twice for driving too fast, I'...

Islam has had some serious problem with its PR in the past couple of weeks, what with the Charlie Hebdo massacre , a series of Boko Haram at...

As a blogger, I am thankful every single day that I live in a society where I am free to write, to criticize, to be provocative. I try not...

My students, as a final projects, are required to perform an experiment of their choice, and report back the results of their research.  And...

A couple of days ago, I speculated that woo-woo beliefs stem primarily from three human psychological causes: (1) wishful thinking, (2) para...