Skeptophilia

Because we clearly  don't have enough to worry about, a new paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society A  describes apparent solar storm ...

I suppose it's kind of a forlorn hope that popular media starts doing a better job of reporting on stories about science research. My ...

Given the ongoing lunacy happening in the United States right now, I find it strangely comforting when I find out that there are people doin...

One of the most frustrating things I encounter while doing research for Skeptophilia  is sensationalized nonsense masquerading as fact -- es...

When I read woo-woo conspiracy nonsense, one of the first things I often do is to shout at the computer, "Learn some damn science, will...

There is nothing good to be gained by the politicization of science. At its most fundamental level, science is not a political pursuit at ...

Let's have a little chat about the topic of risk. It's something that a lot of people don't understand, but in principle, it...

C'mon, people, it's time to grow up a little. When we're toddlers, we accept things without question.  If our parents say some...

It's funny to what extent people will believe unscientific bullshit when they've been primed to do so by fear. And by "funny...