Psychology’s Replication Crisis
One of the cornerstones of modern science is the criterion of replicability. Replicability is the idea that if a phenomenon is real, it should...
What is Delusional Infestation?
What’s the weirdest psychiatric condition you’ve ever heard of? Odds are, this one is infinitely stranger. Delusional Infestation (DI) is a condition in which...
How To Prove That You Are Psychic
Throughout history, many people have claimed to be able to perform amazing feats that defy science and logic. Such claims continue today in many...
Don’t Fall for the Galileo Gambit
Image Credit: Galileo gambit. (2018). RationalWiki. https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Galileo_gambit
Lots of new ideas are introduced to science all the time. Many of these ideas are accurate and...
Lie Detector Pseudoscience: Why Polygraphs Fail
How often have you heard a mention of a machine called a “lie detector?” According to pop culture, members of law enforcement organizations, and...
Uses of Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana is an issue that has drawn significant debate. As of 2025, it has been legalized for medical use in 39 states (and...
How Can Science be Distinguished From Pseudoscience?
For decades, science and pseudoscience have been compared to each other using a wide variety of criteria. The question of what distinguishes the two...
Human Perception and the Paranormal
Bigfoot. Alien abduction. Backwards masking. Haunted houses. If you have access to the Internet, social media, television, or any other pop culture outlet, odds...