Skeptophilia

I've never believed in luck.  It's true, however, that life is full of caprices.  Although the laws of physics are rigorously enforc...

A few days ago, I had a perfectly dreadful day. The events varied from the truly tragic (receiving news that a former student had died) to t...

Amongst the downsides of being superstitious is that sometimes, you find out you're in for some bad luck. A girl I went to college wit...

Today's question is: how far should you go in accommodating people's irrational superstitions? The whole question comes up because...