In this crazy era of climate change deniers, anti-vaxxers, and people who think giants built Ohio’s mounds, appreciating the difference between actual facts and “alternative facts” has never been more ...

There is no such thing as pseudoscience, and Michael Gordin has written a book about it. In On the Fringe, Gordin, a historian at Princeton University, does not deny that there are endeavors afoot in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Don't believe the hype about Bigfoot, a flat Earth or ancient aliens. Collage from Getty Images sources, CC BY-ND While teaching a ...

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During my first term of full-time teaching in 1977, I used astrology as a case study in my course in the philosophy of science. The goal was to guide the students through the differences between ...

The Covid-19 pandemic and the politicization of health-prevention measures such as vaccination and mask-wearing have highlighted the need for people to accept and trust science. But trusting science ...

(via TEDEd) Pseudoscience is a set of theories, methods, and assumptions that appear scientific, but aren’t. In the worst cases, pseudoscience practitioners encourage this confusion to exploit people.

Psychologists from the University of Barcelona have found that people who tend to believe in pseudoscience seek less evidence before reaching conclusions. They detailed their experiments used to reach ...

Science is often perceived as cold and indifferent. It seems strange to many people, and it doesn’t always tell us things we want to hear. Science tells us we should cut down on our consumption and be ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...