All I Want for Christmas Is the Truth
Our resident skeptic takes a look at some of the mythologizing that has arisen around the West's winter holidays, from poison plants to phantom Der Bingles.
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Horoscopes — Fun But Utterly Fallible
Miller-McCune.com's resident skeptic, just as you might expect of a Scorpio, will have no truck with horoscopes or astrology.
Halloween Horrors and Common Sense
Mythology aside, not everyone who listened to that famous ‘War of the Worlds’ radio broadcast went bonkers.
The Right Notes
Letters to the Editor: From Beethoven to Zappa, new technology hasn't been out of tune with beautiful music.
ESP Study Suggests Lack of Trust in Science
Newly published research on belief in ESP suggests a public disregard for — and perhaps even hostility toward — the scientific consensus.
Questioning Questions in Climate Flip-Flops
The mass of Americans still accept reality of climate change, but a glut of complex polls manages to make that difficult to discern.
Storks, Vaccines and Causation
The apparent connection between vaccines and autism didn't reveal much about medical safety but did reveal lots about thinking.
More Hype Equals Less Action on Climate Change
Two new surveys regarding Americans' attitudes toward climate change suggest that Americans have yet to make a personal connection to the issue.