Harpocrates Speaks

Yesterday, I shared my review of the first day of the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS), which took place April 12-13 ...

As I mentioned in my last post , I recently attended the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS) from April 12-13 in New Yor...

This past weekend I was at the Northeast Conference on Science and Skepticism (NECSS). This was their sixth year, and the fourth that I'...

You would expect pediatricians, especially Fellows of the American Association of Pediatrics, to know at least a little bit about epidemiolo...

Earlier this month, I wrote about the case of Justina Pelletier , a teenage girl who has been the center of a year-long-plus custody battle ...

This post was very hard for me to write. For four years, now, I've been writing this blog. Four years putting out post after post refuti...

I've given a fair bit of thought as to whether or not to write this post. I may end up inadvertently offending people who have very firm...

Earlier this month, commuters in the San Francisco area were warned that they may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease measles...

In the United States, every school maintains records on the immunization status of its students. Which students are fully vaccinated? Which ...

Imagine, for a moment, that a device existed that could recreate just about any experience a person could have. Not like a television, video...