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Why Did We Call Prince Charles Foolish and Immoral?
I was recently reported for calling Britain’s heir to the throne “foolish and immoral.”1 The quote happens to be correct; it comes from our new book titled More Good Than Harm? The Moral Maze of...
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The Curious Question of Ghost Taxonomy
Among the vast constellation of unexplained and Fortean topics, ghosts are by far the most elusive and unknown. Cryptozoologists who search for Bigfoot, for example, have reached a general consensus...
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Percival Lowell and the Canals of Mars
The planet Mars has always fascinated humanity. In fact, it seems to interest us considerably more than most things in the night sky. This makes sense; Mars is often not only clearly visible but...
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Putting Fact over Fiction – Campaign By Australia’s Choice on Alternative...
Hundreds of bizarre health claims such as “tonifies kidney essence” and “opens body orifices” could appear on complementary medicine labels under new laws being pushed by the Australian federal...
View ArticlePink Slime and the Failure of Skepticism
One important social role of skepticism is mediating the public’s concerns and fears. Skeptics often find themselves helping (or trying to help) the public distinguish between real and exaggerated...
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Homeopathy, Conspiracies & Glyphosate: The Recipe for SkepKon 2018
GSoW Roving Reporter, Annika Merkelbach Susan Gerbic: Hello Annika, thank you for giving me a few minutes of your time today. I’m really interested in your experience with GWUP’s skeptic conference...
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In Defense of Debunkers
“It is easy to bunk, but hard to debunk. Anyone who starts bunking will soon fall in with those who deal in claptrap, hokum and plain lies. Between them there may be jealousies, but at bottom there is...
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An Interview with the “Numerical Hygiene” Guy
William M. London is a professor of public health at Cal State LA, the editor of Quackwatch's free emailed newsletter Consumer Health Digest, Consumer Health online columnist for Skeptical Inquirer,...
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Your Screens Are a Public Health Problem
Anthony Bourdain. (Source: Wikimedia.) Based on the title, you might imagine this column will be a tired diatribe about violent movies and video games or sex on the internet. Or perhaps it will be...
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Out of the Frying Pan, into the Fear
I recently got an email from a woman who said she was losing her mind trying to find out the truth about frying pans. Many articles say dangerous chemicals are released from various types of frying...
View ArticleSkepticism in Pharmacy
I graduated from pharmacy school with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1987. Much of what one does on the job is actually learned on the job, not necessarily via one’s academic education. I experienced...
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Catching up with the Indefatigable Kavin Senapathy
Kavin Senapathy is a science communicator who lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Her bylines appear in a number of outlets, including Slate, SELF Magazine, and Forbes on many topics. Kavin also writes a new...
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On Animals, Language, Koko, and Wish-fulfilment
The idea that animals have the potential to talk is an alluring one; from the mathematical stunts of Clever Hans to investigations of parrots, dolphins, and chimps—just look at viral BBC footage of a...
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Celebrating 500
One of the longest running skeptical podcasts has achieved a milestone rare to its—or any other—podcast genre. On May 19, 2018, episode number 500 of The Skeptic Zone was released. This Australian...
View ArticleScience: The Vast Enterprise
Science is broad; it consists of many components and sub-components. Discussions regarding science are sometimes short-circuited by discussing a single component. These types of discussions...
View ArticleOn Unsubstantiated Yet Prevalent Therapeutic Interventions for Autism [Part I]
A highly variable neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social and communication challenges and restricted repetitive behavior and interests, the range of conditions classified as autism...
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Dr. Tarjany and the Moss Cancer Cure: A Conversation with Jonathan Jarry
Susan Gerbic: We are going to be talking about this viral video that proposes to have the cure for cancer. You must watch this two-minute video (Dr. Tarjany and the Miracle Cancer Cure) first for the...
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Busting the ‘Elvis Presley in Home Alone’ Movie Myth
On November 16, 1990, Home Alone was released in theaters and quickly became the highest-grossing live action comedy film of all time in the United States, until The Hangover Part II took the title in...
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‘The Las Vegas Timewarp’
‘The Las Vegas Timewarp’ An unexplained distortion of time and space—or catalogue of simple errors and a misunderstanding of how science works? Over the past week several news reports appeared...
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On Countering Pseudoscience, Educating about Vaccinations, and Intereuropean...
Annika Merkelbach: Hello, Dr. Zakrisson, or Doctor Anna, as most of your Facebook fans know you. Thanks for taking time for this interview. Would you shortly introduce yourself? Dr. Anna speaking at...
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