Skeptophilia

Regular readers of Skeptophilia  -- and, heaven knows, my friends and family -- are well aware that one of my obsessions is the possibility ...

There's a bias that's a bit like an inverted appeal to authority : anyone who repeatedly and stridently makes claims that prove to b...

As silly as it can get sometimes, I am a dedicated Doctor Who fanatic. I'm late to the game -- I only watched my first-ever episode of...

Because my reputation has apparently preceded me, I have now been sent a link five times to a news story about an alleged governmental meeti...

A friend and loyal reader of Skeptophilia sent me a link to a YouTube video for my facepalming pleasure a couple of days ago, and being a g...

Most of you have probably heard of SETI -- the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.  SETI is an umbrella term that links dozens of dif...

I try to keep my rational brain engaged, but man, sometimes it's hard going. Like when I read the story that popped up over at Scientifi...

As silly as it can get sometimes, I am a dedicated Doctor Who  fanatic.  I'm late to the game -- I only watched my first-ever episode of...

New from the "Well, At Least They're Going About It The Right Way" department, we have: the US Navy's new guidelines for r...