What We Know: A Lay Public Primer

Vitamin Megatherapy and Respectful Skepticism

My father was a small-town pharmacist, and he always told

ANTIOXIDANT MEGAVITAMINS FOR BRAIN HEALTH: PUFFERY VS. FACT

Billions of dollars are spent on worthless and even harmful megavitamin therapy, especially with vitamins C and E. How did the craze for megavitamins and multivitamins come about, and why does it continue?

Respectful Skepticism

Being respectful isn’t just a nice thing to do. Skeptics are more likely to succeed if they defend science and reason in a consistently respectful manner

The Dematerialization Crusade

What have spiritualism and dematerialization added to the body of certified knowledge? Although many proponents of dematerialism have been distinguished scientists, they earned their stripes by inventing theories or methods that had little or nothing to do with that

Superstars, Timely Insights, Fun: Latest CSICon Was Biggest (and Best?) Ever

It had superstars: The witty and erudite Renaissance man Stephen

Out-of-the-Box Skepticism: Opening CSICon 2018

CSICon is always a big deal. We wouldn’t crow about

Parasites and Modern Mind Control

The headliner of the first night of CSICon was Adam

False Beliefs Handled with Care at CSICon 2018

As the first morning’s presentations came to a close at

Improving the Narrative: Enlightenment and Illusions

I want to believe. Not in UFOs but in the

It Has Always Been a Matter of Trust

Whom do you trust? I suppose the default response of

Playing Gracefully with Ideas: Stephen Fry, Evolution, and Leonardo

Massimo Polidoro described a certain someone as “a precious jewel”

You Can’t Fit What We Skeptics Do into a Neat Box

We scientific skeptics, we skeptical inquirers, do it all. I

Embracing Option D: Knowing When You Don’t Know

I am often asked to examine seemingly mysterious and inherently

Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? Latest Results in the Replication Crisis in Psychology

For years a chorus of voices has spoken of a

Crater Discovery Story Flawed by Premature Link to Speculative Impact Hypothesis

On November 14, 2018, science journalist Paul Voosen reported in

Interstellar Visitor Continues to Behave Strangely

In late 2017, an interstellar asteroid named ‘Oumuamua swept past

Loftus Receives Dublin’s Ulysses Medal

Elizabeth Loftus has been awarded the Ulysses Medal, University College

Scott Honored by Paleontological Society

Eugenie Scott is the recipient of the 2018 Pojeta Award

The Saga of Tom Horn

Is the Hanged Man’s Ghost Still at Large?

The Mind of Leonardo da Vinci, Part 1

Massimo Polidoro is an investigator of the paranormal, lecturer, and

Fake News about Health Products

Many of the fake news stories are attributed to organizations with credible-sounding names. These organizations either don’t exist or are copycat variations intended to be confused with actual reputable news organizations such as the Associated Press wire service

An Artist with a Science-Based Mission

Stuart Vyse is a psychologist and author of Believing in

The Science of Why Yoga Quiets the Mind

Fitness Industry Hype Obscures Yoga’s True Benefits

Bailing in the Mummies

Benjamin Radford is a research fellow at the Committee for

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

In “Grand Illusions and Existential Angst” (November/December 2018), Alan Scott

THE LAST LAUGH

First Book by the Rogues of the Skeptics’ Guide a Terrific Read

“Science is formalized reality testing.” —The Skeptics’ Guide to the

A Look into the Transcendental Deception

Transcendental Deception: Behind the TM Curtain—Bogus Science, Hidden Agendas, and