Ionian Enchantment

The 83rd edition of the Skeptics' Circle is out at Mike's Weekly Skeptic Rant . He does a very good job, so check it out. My contrib...

So I was lying on my bed the other day when I noticed a gecko hunting around the light on the roof of my bedroom. As I'm used to geckos ...

The always fabulous Economist has a very good article on the scientific examination of religion this week. The article focuses on the (ing...

One of the things I love about Wikipedia is the large number of good articles on strange or obscure topics. Today's featured article (i...

Nicolli Natrass , an economist at the University of Cape Town (who, for the record, taught me a fantastic course on the economic problems of...

Satoshi Kanazawa is not exactly being welcomed in the science bloggging community. I led the way with a rapid response to his irresponsible...

See also my earlier pieces: " The floresiensis mess " and " Homo floresiensis update ". Yet more about whether the Flore...

Encephalon #41 is out at Pure Pedantry . Entries to check out: The Phineas Gage Fan Club on domain-specificity in the visual system ; Advan...