Skeptophilia

On the whole, I'm an optimist. It seems a happier way to be.  In general, I would rather expect people to behave well and occasionally b...

If I asked you to name the deadliest single-event natural disaster to strike the western half of the United States in recorded history, what...

John McPhee's wonderful book The Control of Nature  describes three attempts to alter naturally-occurring geological processes: the shif...

Ever heard of the Kingdom of Cantre'r Gwaelod ? If not, I hadn't either. Those of you with a linguistic bent might surmise from the ...

I like to think of myself as basically an optimistic person, and someone who looks for the best in my fellow humans.  But there are times th...