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There’s a kind of storytelling tariff that sci-fi thrillers pay: the alien has to be visually—and physiologically—“other.” The more it…

Welcome aboard, friends! On this occasion, we aren’t going anywhere. We’re using the fiftieth anniversary of Skeptical Inquirer to reflect…

Many people might find this to be an easy question and simple concept – what is your favorite color? In…

It’s been said that “He who controls the media controls the mind.” (Variously attributed to Jim Morrison of the rock…

I’ve been trying to remember back to all the nonsense beliefs I once held, even if loosely. Of course there…

Are we getting close to the time when parents would have the option of genetically engineering their children at the…

A new compass for the SKEPDOC column. This column was founded by Harriet Hall, MD (1945–2023) who wrote it from…

In late 2025, several European countries took increasingly significant actions in response to what they believed was a wave of…