Exploring bleeding edge experiments, oddities, new and bizarre dicoveries, and fact-checking conspiracy theories since 2008. No question is out of bounds and no topic is too strange for a deep dive.
# science
A brief survey of the six kinds of people actively ruining science for the rest of us.
# politics
If skeptics are trying to win hearts and minds, they need to remember that teaching kids real science and critical thinking can't be sidelined.
# politics
Newly minted atheists are joining skeptical groups and those groups are not happy about it...
# health
Two scientists submit the applications that an opening for a homeopathic doctor deserved...
# science
Phil Plait urges skepticism in moderation and without harsh criticism. By using rather hard criticism of skeptics on the front lines.
# science
Scientists and engineers don't turn into cranks overnight. It's a process that usually starts by not knowing when to cut one's losses...
# politics
Frank Swain's criticism of skeptical bloggers has some good notes, but largely misses the broader point of what skeptical blogging is all about.
# tech
It's one thing to criticize junk science or lack of detail when it comes to transhumanism. It's something else to dismiss the entire concept based on glorified statism and fatalism.
# health
National healthcare systems are getting sick and tired of paying for expensive placebos.
# oddities
Tim Minchin's famous beat poem about a woo-ey dinner guest is getting made into a short film.