Skeptophilia

Since Jurassic Park , it hasn't been news to most people that birds are dinosaurs.  The evidence from skeletal analysis is unequivocal; ...

It's no secret that I'm a privileged white guy.  I've never had to deal with -- hell, I've never had to think  about -- bein...

In my introductory neuroscience class, I always began the unit on our sensory systems by asking students how many senses they think we have....

The news over the last few days has been nothing but COVID-19 over and over.  I understand it -- a pandemic on this scale is pretty stupendo...

The phenomenon of sports is a funny thing, isn't it? I say this even though there are sports I thoroughly enjoy.  I've rooted wild...

Have I told you my favorite joke? Heisenberg and Schrödinger are out for a drive, and a cop pulls them over. The cop says to Heisenberg,...

Today's cool science story is remarkable not only for the discovery the researchers made, but the extraordinary way in which they made i...