Shermer's Last Law
Any sufficiently advanced extraterrestrial intelligence is indistinguishable from God
Skeptic212 articles archived since 1845
More Baloney Detection
How to draw boundaries between science and pseudoscience, Part II
Baloney Detection
How to draw boundaries between science and pseudoscience, Part I
I Was Wrong
Those three words often separate the scientific pros from the posers
Nano Nonsense and Cryonics
True believers seek redemption from the sin of death
Deconstructing the Dead
"Crossing over" to expose the tricks of popular spirit mediums
Starbucks in the Forbidden City
Eastern and Western science are put to political uses in both cultures
Fox's Flapdoodle
Tabloid television offers a lesson in uncritical thinking
The Erotic-Fierce People
The latest skirmish in the "anthropology wars" reveals a fundamental flaw in how science is understood and communicated
Colorful Pebbles and Darwin's Dictum
Science is an exquisite blend of data and theory
