Skeptophilia

I've always wondered why words have the positive or negative connotations they do. Ask people what their favorite and least-favorite sou...

In James Burke's brilliant series The Day the Universe Changed , there's a line that never fails to shock me when I think about it, ...

I've always wondered why words have the positive or negative connotations they do. Ask people what their favorite and least-favorite s...

You might have heard that a while back, there was a recall on Toyotas because of a problem with stuck accelerator pedals , a malfunction tha...

So we're starting the week with another hoax. I probably wouldn't even bother to address this one if I hadn't already seen it ...