Skeptophilia

There are some woo-woo ideas that will never die. I don't care how far-fetched they are, how many times skeptics debunk them, they wil...

In my more uncharitable moments, I feel like people who get swindled and put their health at risk using quack cures deserve everything they ...

In Paul McCaw's musical comedy The Trumpets of Glory , angels back various causes on Earth as a kind of competitive contest.  Anything f...

Every once in a while, the targeted-ad software that decides which advertisement to paste to which website screws up, and you'll see som...

I think we've all had moments when we were taken in by a prank or a hoax.  Some of them can be pretty clever, and after all, we're o...

Can I ask my readers who are conservative to stop for a moment, take a deep breath, and listen to what the leaders in the race for the Repu...

Considering what I write about six times a week, it's nice to have some validation on occasion. The topic comes up because of a paper ...