Skeptophilia

One of the coolest (and most misunderstood) parts of science is the use of models . A model is an artificially-created system that acts like...

A friend and loyal reader of Skeptophilia  emailed me a couple of days ago. "I think I've figured out why you're such a doubter...

First, we had a " Quantum Pendant " that was supposed to realign your chakra frequencies (or something like that), but was recalle...

A couple of weeks ago I described how several loyal readers are contributing to my ongoing progress toward insanity by sending me links to b...

One comment from students that consistently drove me crazy, as a science teacher, was, "Why do we have to learn this?  It could all be ...

Yesterday a loyal reader of Skeptophilia  sent me a link with the note, "Now I've heard everything." The link was to the hom...

Given the upsurge of woo-woo alternative medicine in the last thirty years or so, I suppose it was only a matter of time before people begin...

My lack of technological expertise is fairly legendary in the school where I work.  When I moved  this year into a classroom with a "Sm...

Back in 2012, the spells-and-charms crowd got their knickers in a twist over a decision by eBay to discontinue the selling of "paranorm...

In the latest from the You Don't Even Know What Those Terms Mean, Do You? department, we have a video on the site Spirit Science  calle...

The one thing I appreciate most about science is that it gives you a standard protocol by which to determine if a claim is supported or not....

In yesterday's post, I described how several loyal readers are contributing to my ongoing progress toward insanity by sending me links t...