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Sometimes I run into a piece of scientific research that's so odd and charming that I just have to tell you about it. Take, for example,...

I find it fascinating how many important discoveries were made more or less by accident -- either because a researcher was looking for somet...

Every once in a while, I'll run across a piece of scientific research that is so creative and clever that it just warms my heart, and I ...

A few days ago I was casting about for topics for Skeptophilia , and was perusing that amazing clearinghouse for everything from the profoun...

I honestly don't understand how there are people who don't find science exciting. Yes, I know that identifies me as a science nerd...

I spend a lot of time, here at Skeptophilia,  railing at unscientific, irrational views of the world.  Today, I'd like to celebrate a ma...

Every once in a while, I'll run across a piece of scientific research that is so creative and clever that it just warms my heart, and I ...