Develop your own science truthiness detector!

The quest for anesthetics that could induce unconsciousness and enable more meticulous surgeries began around the early 3rd century CE. Before anesthesia was widely used, patients had to consciously endure every moment of surgery. So,...

Sometimes it's hard to know what statistics are worthy of trust. But we shouldn't count out stats altogether ... instead, we should learn to look behind them. In this delightful, hilarious talk, data journalist Mona Chalabi shares handy...

James Beacham looks for answers to the most important open questions of physics using the biggest science experiment ever mounted, CeRN's Large Hadron Collider. In this fun and accessible talk about how science happens, Beacham takes us...

The universe is incredibly old, astoundingly vast and populated by trillions of planets -- so where are all the aliens? Astronomer Stephen Webb has an explanation: we're alone in the universe. In a mind-expanding talk, he spells out the...

In honor of October 13th, International Skeptics Day, Hank has put together this playlist of some of the most interesting science-y, skeptic-y videos from all around YouTube.

We're off to fact-checking school. This time, John Green is teaching you how to fact-check like the pros. We're going to walk through the steps that professionals follow, including figuring out who is behind the information we read, why...

This video emphasizes the importance of critically evaluating online information to distinguish between factual content and misinformation or bias. It provides practical tips on verifying the reliability of websites, identifying and...

The truth is not a constant. Knowledge changes and you must change with it if you are to stay in control of Truth Decay. And that means that your best friends are skepticism and doubt.





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Five experts explore the notion of experimental verification in science, beginning with Karl Popper's famous "falsification criterion". Featured are: Nima Arkani-Hamed (Institute for Advanced Study), Scott Tremaine (Institute for...

Particle physicist Nima Arkani-Hamed (IAS) recounts his frustration of the "faster than light neutrinos" story that made media headlines in 2011.

A Japanese company has programmed a popular robot, Pepper, to perform Buddhist funeral rites. But will society ever accept artificial intelligence as religious authorities and ritual specialists?

We've got a permanent doc fix. It's all about the sustainable growth rate. Confused? We'll help. This is Healthcare Triage News.

The Druids. The mysterious Celtic religious specialists of ancient Ireland, Britain, and Northern Europe. But who were they really? What historical evidence corroborates their existence?

In Part 4 of this interview From the Director's Chair, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with Jeffrey Sachs about the effectiveness of Keynesian stimulus.



Sachs isn't convinced. "The idea of stable, reliable...

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We're once again talking about Brian Wasink, the Cornell Food and Brand Lab. They were in the news last year over a retracted study, and he's back again with six more studies retracted. Nutrition research is hard. This is also not great...

From the archives: PART 2—Continuing our conversation with Ann Vileisis, author of Kitchen Literacy, she explains how over time we became gradually disconnected from how foods were produced and where they originated.

I'm an artist that brings history back to life by creating famous figures from the past in the modern day, as well as creating facial reconstructions and recreations. Mary, Queen of Scots continues to intrigue a modern audience. But what...

Yes, we landed on the moon, but it's been almost 45 years since we've been back there. Heck, it's been almost 45 years since we went beyond low Earth orbit. And when I say "we," I mean the United States. Only 12 humans have ever walked...