Skeptophilia

When I went to graduate school, I think the most surprising thing for me was that we were supposed to think creatively about science.  While...

Yesterday, I was discussing with one of my colleagues how important it is to find things that lift your spirit.  The world has been replete ...

In case you still needed something about the current state of affairs in the United States to be distressed about, two days ago the Trump ad...

Of all the worrisome trends I'm seeing in the world in general, and the United States in particular -- and there are a lot to choose fro...

One rather frustrating tendency, amongst those of us who have a skeptical bent, is that people tend to believe anything they read if it begi...

I'm kind of notorious for my inappropriate vocabulary, a habit I can at least in part blame on my dad, who spent 29 years in the Marine ...

I'm sure that if you're an elected official, it must be a sore temptation to have your success in the public arena convince you you...