Spooky Rocks
The “stone tape theory” (STT) is frequently used as a sciencey-sounding quasi-explanation to explain hauntings. Amateur paranormal investigators use the idea to account for appearances of images,...
View ArticleUno de los nuestros tiene problemas…
Artículo traducido por Alejandro Borgo, Director del CFI/Argentina. Estimados amigos escépticos, Posiblemente sepáis que Britt Hermes, una activista escéptica internacional sobre la naturopatía, ha...
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William James and the Psychics
William James in 1903.1 Why did one of the great figures in the history of psychological science, a Harvard University professor who supervised the earliest United States doctoral degrees in...
View ArticleAn interview with Alison Bernstein at CSICon
Alison Bernstein is a professor of translational science and molecular medicine and was recently featured in the movie "Science Moms". Jonathan Jarry from the McGill Office for Science and Society...
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Tallahassee’s ‘Witch’s Grave’
In Tallahassee’s Old City Cemetery stands an imposing monument that—many people insist—denotes the grave of a witch. Curious symbols atop the marker and a cryptic verse, together with other...
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Some Success Against City of Hope’s Cancer Miracle Mongering?
In my column of August 2, 2016, I criticized advertisements offering miracles to cancer patients by City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center. With the permission of Skeptical...
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A Skeptics’ Six-Month Book Club List for a New Year
Welcome to a new year! And like most things you get for Christmas, it’s a book—or at least a book list of reading suggestions of works that you hoped were out there or seeking out during the final...
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Skeptical Adventures in Europe, Part 1
This article is the first of five chronicling the adventures of my month long European About Time Tour. This tour was funded by individual skeptical organizations and by private donations. This first...
View ArticleYes, We Do Need Experts
I recently watched a livestream video of a panel discussion entitled “What Happened to the Public Intellectual?”. Although the panelists were all very smart, I came away thinking this was another...
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Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Elects Six New Fellows
To be elected into a group that includes (or has included) such luminaries as Isaac Asimov, Francis Crick, Jill Tarter, Eugenie Scott, Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan, and Carl Sagan is no...
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Copper Bracelets and Moscow Mules: Will Copper Heal You or Kill You?
Copper bracelets Copper bracelets have been used for centuries in folk medicine. They allegedly reduce the joint pain and stiffness associated with arthritis, and wearing copper on the wrist...
View ArticleAn interview with Grant Ritchey at CSICon
Grant Ritchey is a skeptical dentist. It doesn’t mean he’s skeptical of dentistry; but he will push back against tooth-fairy pseudoscience! Jonathan Jarry from the McGill Office for Science and...
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Skeptical Adventures in Europe, Part 2
This article is the second of five articles, chronicling the adventures of my month long European About Time Tour. This tour was funded by the individual skeptical organizations and by private...
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Myths and Secrets of the Colosseum
The Flavian Amphitheater, better known as the “Colosseum,” is the largest and most majestic amphitheater of ancient times. It is the second most visited monument in the world (after the Great Wall of...
View ArticleDaryl Bem and Psi in the Ganzfield
Stuart Vyse’s (2017) article about Daryl Bem and p-hacking was disturbing. The most serious implication is that Daryl Bem, a famous and well-respected psychologist, has been guilty of “an unethical...
View ArticleAn interview with Joe Nickell at CSICon
Paranormal investigator and professional raconteur Joe Nickell recounts a maddeningly puzzling forensic case he investigated: the Case of the Shrinking Bullet. Jonathan Jarry from the McGill Office...
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A Hard Look at How We See Race
The first time Jennifer Eberhardt presented her research at a law enforcement conference, she braced for a cold shoulder. How much would streetwise cops care what a social psychology professor had to...
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Pulseras de cobre y cócteles: ¿el cobre te curará o te...
Artículo traducido por Alejandro Borgo, Director del CFI/Argentina. Las pulseras de cobre se usaron durante siglos en la medicina folcórica. Supuestamente reducen el dolor de las articulaciones y la...
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Skeptical Adventures in Europe, Part 3
This article is the third of five articles chronicling the adventures of my month long European About Time Tour. This tour was funded by individual skeptical organizations and by private donations....
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Are Racist Beliefs Pseudoscientific, and What Do We Do About Them?
A counter-protester gives a white supremacist the middle finger. The white supremacist responds with a Nazi salute. Charlottesville, August 12, 2017. Photo by: Evan Nesterak One of the defining...
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