Skeptophilia

Having spent 32 years as a high school teacher, I developed a pretty sensitive bullshit detector. It was a necessary skill.  Kids who have n...

There's a folk truism that goes, "Don't try to bullshit a bullshitter." The implication is that people who exaggerate and/...

About two and a half years ago, a team of researchers released a landmark paper entitled " On the Reception and Detection of Pseudo-Pro...

As a teacher, I've developed a pretty sensitive bullshit detector. It's a necessary skill.  Kids who have not taken the time to un...

Considering what I write about six times a week, it's nice to have some validation on occasion. The topic comes up because of a paper ...