Women perceive artificial intelligence (AI) as riskier than men do, according to a study. Beatrice Magistro and colleagues ...

A policy advocate from the American Civil Liberties Union warned FETC attendees last week that fear-based marketing and ...

NASA and NOAA recently announced good news concerning the ozone hole. What are lessons about science, policy and skepticism for other challenges?

In an era marked by political polarization and ideological entrenchment, the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin's words resonates more profoundly than ever: "It is the first responsibility of every citizen ...

The tepid reception from the industry threatens to further complicate Trump’s unprecedented intervention in Venezuela, which ...

Burnout has been a hot topic for quite some time — and it's only getting hotter. There have always been pockets of burnout, especially in high-stress industries like health care, but over the past two ...

When people are exposed to skepticism, they believe their statements lack credibility. As a result, they feel the need to add additional information to convince the listener that what they are saying ...

In polite conversation, a muted cough can signify disagreement. It is tragically ironic, therefore, that whooping cough, or pertussis, is fast becoming the poster child disease for preventable ...

But skepticism’s purist definition is to doubt the truth of something, or philosophically to even believe that certain forms of knowledge are impossible. So what would you say if we argued that ...

I arrived at the hospital one recent morning to find a team of doctors gathered just outside a patient room. The patient was struggling — his breaths too fast and too shallow. For days we had been ...