William Tell: Myth or Reality?

Letter from the Editor

To mark our fortieth anniversary, we invited distinguished scientists, scholars,

110 Nobel Laureate Scientists Urge Greenpeace to Drop Its Anti-GMO Stance

One of the biggest gaps between science and public perception

CSI’s Balles Prize in Critical Thinking Awarded to Julia Belluz of Vox.com

Let’s face it. Baseless alternative medicine and the people who

9/11 Conspiracy Crowdfunding Project Rises—and Falls

In May, a man named Paul Salo launched a crowdfunding

Pluto and Planets on 2016 U.S. Stamps

Discoveries about the planets and our most famous dwarf planet,

Veteran Bigfoot Chronicler John Green Dead at Eighty-Nine

Longtime Bigfoot chronicler, advocate, and field researcher John Green has

Skepticism at the Center: NECSS 2016

Manhattan’s Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) isn’t the first place

Ley Lines: Investigating on Site

Joe Nickell, PhD, is a historical, paranormal, and forensic sleuth

‘UFO Disclosure’ Happening Again This Year

Sheaffer’s “Psychic Vibrations” column has appeared in the Skeptical Inquirer

The Science Literacy Paradox

Why Really Smart People Are Often the Most Biased in Their Opinions

Fate: Inventing Reasons for the Things That Happen

Stuart Vyse is a psychologist and author of Believing in

Dog Behavior: Beneath the Veneer of ‘Man’s Best Friend’

Kenneth W. Krause is a contributing editor and “Science Watch”

Playing to an Empty Room: Ghost Hunting and ‘Singapore Theory’

Benjamin Radford is a research fellow at the Committee for

Promote Reason, Prevent Climate Catastrophes: Let’s Get ’Er Done

We had another Reason Rally in Washington, DC, this year

What Science Is and How and Why It Works

If you cherry-pick scientific truths to serve cultural, economic, religious,

Why Skepticism?

Twenty years ago, I became actively involved in the skeptical

Science and Skepticism

“ These are the times that try men’s souls.” This

How Can Skepticism Do Better?

I am delighted to contribute an essay to celebrate the

Time to Upgrade the Skeptical Operating System. Reboot.

Around 1992, I discovered a new sphere to explore— skeptical

Why I Am Optimistic about the Future of Skepticism

I have always been somewhat skeptical. Even when I was

Authority and Skepticism

When I was a child, the conversations around the dinner

The Better Angels of Our Nature vs. the Internet

For 99 percent of the past several hundred thousand years

Skepticism Evolves—and So Does the Paranormal

It is easy to find milestones in the history of

Alternative Medicine Is a Playground for Apologists

“ What will you do if your conventional medical colleagues

Our Conspiracy-Generating Brains

Suspicious Minds: Why We Believe Conspiracy Theories. By Rob Brotherton

Why Science and Religion are Irreconcilable

Faith vs. Fact: Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible. By

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

In “Creators of the Paranormal” (May/June 2016), Joe Nickell refutes

SKEPTICAL ANNIVERSARIES

September 1976: The mystery-mongering TV series In Search Of… first

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