Skeptophilia

One of the more puzzling aspects of evolutionary theory is the phenomenon of peripheral isolates . This term refers to widely-separated popu...

Being in the midst of the holiday season, I'm seeing a lot of people posting about various traditions and rituals and celebrations.  But...

Some days, I wave the banner of critical thinking proudly and boldly, confident that we humans are capable of rational thought and decision-...

I have a great admiration for poets. They have an amazing way of collapsing a tremendous amount of punch into a small space.  The best poets...

I'm all for keeping an open mind, but there comes a point where my attitude is, "Produce some hard evidence or shut the hell up....

It's always thin ice to make too many assumptions about why our distant ancestors did what they did. Most of the time, all we have is th...

Did you know that there are illegal numbers ? I didn't, at least not until yesterday.  It turns out, of course, that the issue isn't...