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The Olives of the Body Are Only Skin Deep

11 Mar 2021

Does a mole on the nose testify to an insatiable lust in the bedroom? Strange as it may sound, some people in ancient Greece used to believe that. Moles were referred to in one early book as the...

Zen and the Art of Talking to Conspiracy Theorists

25 Feb 2021

Imagine if a close family member told you your romantic partner was a bad match for you. Not only is your loving partner being criticized, but you feel personally attacked as well. If your relative...

Tips for Better Thinking: Don鈥檛 Fall for the Haunted Scrotum

25 Feb 2021

Have you ever seen a haunted scrotum? It looks like something out of a David Cronenberg movie. The dark eyes, the enlarged head, the mouth covered in darkness that might be screaming! It was...

BioCloud鈥檚 Science Is up in the Air

18 Feb 2021

Imagine a wall-mounted device that continuously scans the air and alerts you to the presence of the coronavirus. This would be a boon for commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, and mass transit...

Tips for Better Thinking: Not-So-Total Recall

16 Feb 2021

How many eggs did you consume last month? For some, the answer is quick and easy: zero. But for those of us who consume eggs regularly but not according to a fixed schedule, answering this question...

Call Me a Vaccine Pusher

10 Feb 2021

"Avoid!" One of the most common bits of advice heard these days. Avoid tap water. Avoid bottled water. Avoid butter. Avoid margarine. Avoid the sun. Avoid sweeteners. Avoid genetically modified...

Old Wives鈥 Tales And Truths

9 Feb 2021

This article was first published in聽The聽Skeptical Inquirer.

Back Away From 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Frontline Doctors鈥

4 Feb 2021

Not a day goes by without a video being forwarded to me accompanied by the question, 鈥淚s this true?鈥 Invariably the answer is 鈥渦m..no..there is no evidence,鈥 and that usually ends the discussion....

The Droning Preacher of Mitochondrial Ecstasy

4 Feb 2021

Sometimes a highly credentialed person steeped in the sciences has a misleading epiphany and makes a 90-degree course correction, building a large following of people who resonate with their new...

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