The real world provides endless opportunities to practice good thinking, and an equal number of chances to be misled.
This section uses critical thinking to evaluate claims in real life, to help you think better and live better.
A very common (but mistaken) belief is that a full moon impacts human behavior. Indeed, the full moon is often blamed by nurses and doctors for an increase in hospital admissions, police for an increase in […]
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Guest post by Steve Trash Magicians are folks who like to create illusions. Skeptics are folks who like to expose illusions. At first glance, you might think (skeptics and magicians) would be mortal enemies, or at
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At the end of each year, various media outlets interview psychics, mediums, astrologers, tarot readers, etc. for their take on what will happen next year. Uncertainty can be unsettling, and it would be nice to be
Psychic Predictions For The New Year?!?! Read More »
Ghost hunting with science and skepticism The haunted laboratory The staff lab knew the lab was haunted. The atmosphere around the place was… unsettling. Workers in the creaky old building described something watching them over their
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Why We Can Trust the Scientific Recommendations on COVID-19 In 2020, medical science achieved one of the greatest accomplishments in all of human history – the development of highly effective vaccines against a deadly virus that
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In 1900, the average life expectancy at birth in the United States was 48. By 2020, life expectancy had increased to 79, thanks largely to modern medicine, especially antibiotics and vaccines. (Although flushing toilets helped, too!)
Alternative medicine: The allure and harm of Big Placebo Read More »
Homeopathic medicines are everywhere. There are remedies for colds, fevers, depression, insect bites, headaches, warts, menstrual cramps, food poisoning, hangovers… basically whatever ails you. (Or your children or pets.) Homeopathic remedies are marketed as safe and
Will you still use homeopathy when you learn what it is? Read More »
Would you like a psychic reading? For free? I pride myself on being a bit of a clairvoyant. So let me give it a go, and you can tell me how accurate I was. You have
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How To Recognize A Fad Diet, And What To Eat Instead Read More »
Conspiracy theories about 5G abound, and the hucksters are pouncing. For almost $400, the 5G BioShield USB Key claims to protect against the “harmful effects of imbalanced electric radiation.” I don’t like to waste money (okay,
Protect yourself from 5G with…. a USB stick?!?! Read More »
