Skeptophilia

The science fiction trope of a sentient AI turning on the humans, either through some sort of misguided interpretation of its own programmin...

Before we start, what are your thoughts on calling certain people O verzealous G rammar R eporting E nthusiasts instead of Grammar Na*is?  O...

In H. P. Lovecraft's terrifying and atmospheric 1927 short story " The Colour Out of Space ," a meteorite strikes near a farmh...

I got an interesting email a few days ago, which I quote (with permission): I keep running into references to places called "gravity hi...

Sex is a pretty cool phenomenon, and it's not just because it's kinda fun. How exactly sexual reproduction first evolved isn't w...

Ever since the fatal shooting of United Health CEO Brian Thompson, the whole issue of the ridiculous unaffordability of health care and the ...

I've always wondered why words have the positive or negative connotations they do. Ask people what their favorite and least-favorite sou...