Skeptophilia

I recently started teaching the unit on evolution in my introductory biology class, and that always gets me thinking.  The conflict between ...

I am astonished, sometimes, at how little it takes to generate a conspiracy theory. Of course, at the bottom of it always has to be someon...

I have sad news for anyone who is, like me, considers cryptozoology to be one of their favorite guilty pleasures: Nessie is dead . Yes, ...

Today's question is: at what point has a person made so many absurd claims that we are justified in no longer listening to anything (s)...

Well, you know what time it is, at least if you are of an astrological bent.  Me, I had to have it pointed out by a friend and loyal reader ...

So the Ham-on-Nye debate is history, and we science-minded types are breathing a sigh of relief that it went as well as it did.  As I point...

Writing this blog sometimes puts me into very odd conversations. Witness what happened yesterday, an exchange between myself and a friend ...