Skeptophilia

In C. S. Lewis's novel Perelandra,  the protagonist, Elwin Ransom, goes to the planet Venus.  In Lewis's fictional universe Venus is...

American economist Thomas Sowell famously said, "Endless repetition does not make something true." I used to run into examples of...

It's seldom that we can pinpoint the exact moment of origin of an urban legend.  Much more commonly, they start out from a campfire tale...

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 ...

A friend of mine has characterized the teaching of science in elementary school, middle school, high school, and college as follows: Element...

Dear Readers, I'll be taking next week off to spend some time with family, so there'll be a brief hiatus here at Skeptophilia  HQ....