As popular mistrust of expert opinion grows, we increasingly encounter the following skeptical argument about science: ...

Often held up as a beacon of liberal democracy, West Germany experienced a “spasm of magical thinking” in the decades following World War II. Between 1947 and 1956, there were 77 witchcraft trials, ...

How we think about science might be more important now than ever — and, in that light, I devoured a new study from the Pew Research Center that surveyed both citizens and scientists. I was flummoxed, ...

Yeah. Hey there guys and good morning. Welcome back to the Orlando Science Center. I'm meteorologist Marquis Mita joined by Yami and we've got some UFO S with us right now. Oh, yes, we do. So this ...

Something is either right or wrong. Right? Source: Jean-Christophe André/Pixels An essay in The New York Times, “Joe Rogan Is a Drop in the Ocean of Medical Misinformation,” made an excellent point in ...

It tends to happen during the middle school years. Some kids just lose interest in science. But a block party in Downtown Seattle Saturday hopes to change that trend. The block party is hosted by the ...

In a field like science that favors men and traditional learning techniques, author and scientist M Jackson challenges these standards. “I’m really, really passionate about science, about getting ...

Searching for statements from Hilary Clinton or Donald Trump about science topics is pretty hard work. Finding anything meaningful or in-depth is harder still. To aid the general reader (and is ...

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Science is a method for generating knowledge about the way things work; it is not, by itself, a foolproof way of solving problems. Because words are imperfect tools even when used by scientists, we ...