Skeptophilia

New from the "I Thought We Already Settled  This" department, we have: the West Virginia State Legislature has passed a bill , and...

You've probably heard the recent controversy about removing the statues of Confederate officers from prominent positions in the Deep Sou...

In breaking news about creatures that almost certainly don't exist, today we have: Mothman Visits Chicago . If you've heard of Mot...

A loyal reader of Skeptophilia  commented a few days ago that given the uproar currently happening in the United States and elsewhere, it...

I'm not a big believer in schadenfreude  -- taking pleasure in other people's misfortune.  The habit of compassion is just too stron...

I'm sure I have my fair share of cognitive biases, but I have understood from a tender age that the universe is under no particular obli...

I find myself wondering, sometimes, how the fans of television shows like Monster Quest  don't get frustrated and stop watching after a ...