Saying "Hail Darwin" may poke fun at creationists, but we should remember that as a human being, Darwin wasn't without flaws - we can respect him, but shouldn't worship him
A climate change denial charity with close ties to the Conservative government, the Global Warming Policy Foundation, has today been named the 2022 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award
While disinformation is a powerful tool for spreading false ideas, anomalistic beliefs would not take hold if they didn't already fit with the recipient's ideology and attitude
Viral posts claimed that sightings of the Loch Ness Monster were actually just aroused whale penises, but this eye-catching explanation simply doesn't fit the facts
When people become over-invested in their beliefs, they can develop intellectual photophobia: an active resistence to any evidence that might shed uncomfortable light
