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The Physics of ESP 25 Feb 2010 | 12:40 pm
October 1998 by Robert Novella Of all ostensible paranormal phenomenon, extra sensory perception (e.s.p.) is probably one of the most well known and widely believed. Many people who generally have a...
Creationism/Intelligent Design 3 Sep 2009 | 12:13 am
Topic Editor: Steven Novella Sections: Topic Overview Index of NESS Articles and Blog Posts Index of Relevant SGU Episodes Outside Resources Summary of Key Research Topic Overview There are ma...
Astrology 20 Aug 2009 | 02:30 am
Topic Editor: Steven Novella Sections: Topic Overview Index of NESS Articles and Blog Posts Index of Relevant SGU Episodes Outside Resources Summary of Key Research Topic Overview Astrology re...
Evolve This – Why We Should Care About Evolution and Creationism 10 Aug 2009 | 09:09 am
October 2004 by Steven Novella, M.D There are different versions of the dangerous error known as creationism. “Young earth” creationists believe the world was created ten thousand years ago in six d...
Look, Up There – What Are UFOs? 10 Aug 2009 | 08:52 am
February 2005 by Steven Novella, MD I once saw a UFO. That is, I saw an object in the sky I couldn’t identify. Chances are you have too, probably more than once. What I saw were lights in a large “V...
Levitating Frogs and Free Energy 9 Aug 2009 | 12:00 pm
June 2005 by Steven Novella, MD When I was a child some of my favorite toys were simple magnets. I was fascinated by the way they could push or pull on each other at a distance with an invisible for...
The Skeptic’s Diet 9 Aug 2009 | 11:30 am
January 2005 (updated August 2010) by Steven Novella, MD An obese friend of mine commented on how well his new diet was going, as he absentmindedly devoured an entire low-carb cheesecake while happi...
Is Magic Real? 9 Aug 2009 | 11:18 am
April 2002 by Perry DeAngelis and Robert Novella Modern Attacks on Harry Potter and Roleplaying Games Here is your character on your character sheet: NAME: Bob the Fighter RACE: Halfl...
Being Too Open-Minded 9 Aug 2009 | 10:46 am
I listened patiently as the UFO enthusiast explained how humans were transplanted to the earth from another world by our alien forebears. “Then how do you explain the fact that humans share 98% of ou...
Cereal Killers 9 Aug 2009 | 10:41 am
July 2005 by Steven Novella, MD Just last year, a “crop circle” (actually a crop square) appeared in Martha Bailey’s cornfield in New Milford, Conn. Her field is surrounded by a 7-foot-tall fence of...