Skeptophilia

One of the problems with scientific research is there's a sneaky bias that can creep in -- manifesting as explaining a phenomenon a cert...

One of the (many) ways people can be shortsighted is in their seeming determination to view non-human species as inconsequential except inso...

Can I explain something, for what I devoutly hope is the last time? The Yellowstone Supervolcano is not  about to erupt. This claim has ...

The world is going to end again. This is what, two dozen times that the world has ended?  I've lost count, honestly.  But a success ra...

One of the things that really bugs me is when people accept the vague hand-waving fears of laypeople over the hard evidence and research of ...

Well, I'm back, and many thanks to my patient readers for sticking around during my two-week hiatus.  I'd like to launch this week w...