Skeptophilia

It's a perpetual source of puzzlement for me why more people don't look at ridiculous claims and think, "Okay, how the hell cou...

When I started this blog ten years ago, I knew that I was gonna get hate mail.  It was inevitable, given my own strong opinions and the natu...

A few weeks ago, I ordered some replacement blades for my electric razor, and last week I was complaining to a friend that the result was be...

What is it with people thinking that pyramids are magical? I knew a woman a long time ago who was so convinced there was something special...

I'm often asked why I am so confident in my disbelief of all of the ideas I lump together as "woo-woo" -- ghosts, psychics, Bi...

There's a claim I've now seen three times on social media that claims the ancient Egyptians knew the speed of light . This is a pr...

So yesterday we looked at how using magnet balls in your washing machine won't get your clothes any cleaner.  Today, in a similar vein, ...

When I started this blog five years ago, I knew that I was gonna get hate mail.  It was inevitable, given my own strong opinions and the nat...

I think we need to clarify what counts as a "gotcha question." It's a charge that gets levied against the media every time a...

Hi, y'all... Just to let you know that I'm taking a couple of days off for Thanksgiving.  So there won't be any posts for the ...

There is a tendency amongst some folks that I just don't understand; and that is that if there is no ready explanation for things at han...