Skeptophilia

Just in the last couple of weeks, I've been getting "sponsored posts" on Instagram suggesting what I really need is an "A...

In the episode of Star Trek: Enterprise  called " Doctor's Orders ," the ship is passing through a region of space suffused wi...

I was giving some thought this morning to why I've turned into such a diehard doubter of paranormal occurrences.  And I think one of the...

Because the universe has an odd sense of humor sometimes, I suppose it wasn't surprising that after writing a post about how there's...

If yesterday's post -- about creating pseudo-interactive online avatars for dead people -- didn't make you question where our use of...

In the episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation  called "Phantasms," the android Commander Data continues to pursue his lifelong ...

I was giving some thought this morning to why I've turned into such a diehard doubter of paranormal occurrences.  And I think one of the...

I've always found Charles Bonnet syndrome  fascinating, and it's not just because the disorder was named after a scientist with whom...

No one would be happier than me if it turned out there was an afterlife. Well, at least some  types of afterlife.  The tortured-forever-in...