Skeptophilia

Usually, when people think about finding extraterrestrial intelligence, they think of radio transmissions -- a trope that has been the basis...

The human/alien hybrid is a common trope in science fiction.  From the angst-ridden half-Vulcan Mr. Spock, to the ultra-competent and powerf...

Online Critical Thinking course -- free for a short time! This week, we're launching a course called Introduction to Critical Thinking...

As anyone who is a regular reader of Skeptophilia  knows, I have a bit of an obsession with alien life. My students know this, too, not be...

A common theme in Skeptophilia  is that people in general need to learn some scientific terminology. Not only is science cool, and thus l...