When it comes to science, the first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool. This is true in all fields of science: from social sciences to physical ...

Wikipedia defines pseudo science as “a claim, belief, or practice which is presented as scientific, but which does not adhere to a valid scientific methodology, lacks supporting evidence or ...

We are at a critical time and supporting science journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen scientific ...

In a post published last week, Adam Frank argued for the importance of public facts, and of science as a method for ascertaining them. He emphasized the role of agreement in establishing public facts, ...

Tom McLeish receives funding from EPSRC (UK), AHRC (UK) and the Templeton Foundation. In the early days of independent India, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru said ...