Skeptophilia

I've noticed a tendency amongst some people that is a little bit like what would happen if the sunk-cost fallacy had an unholy bastard c...

Life isn't always smooth sailing, for me or for anyone else, but I'm thankful that I've never had to deal with a "duppy....

One of the trends I find the most discouraging is the increase in superstition and religious fanaticism in other parts of the world. Not t...

I was discussing with a friend a couple of days ago the devastating floods that have hit Texas, caused by an aberrant weather pattern that i...

Most people have heard of the placebo effect .   The name comes from the Latin word meaning "I will please," and refers to the phe...

Writing a blog like this one, the usual gist of which is that people believe bizarre things, means that I get the oddest emails sometimes. ...

It's been a busy week,  here at Worldwide Wacko Watch.  I and my investigative team (made up of my two highly-trained dogs, Doolin and G...

Following right on the heels of yesterday's post about sex with demons, today we have a story out of Ontario that a man has been charged...

One of the coolest things about writing Skeptophilia has been the connections I've made with other skeptics.  The friendly comments, an...

Well, it's Friday, and TGIF, which I am allowed to say even though technically, I don't believe in G.  Be that as it may, we're ...

A couple of days ago, I speculated that woo-woo beliefs stem primarily from three human psychological causes: (1) wishful thinking, (2) para...

Here at Worldwide Wacko Watch we're currently following four stories.  Burning the midnight oil, burning the candle at both ends, and bu...

Last week, I commented that politics was the only venue where you could make a statement that was demonstrably false, continue to defend it,...