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Homeopathy—the idea that one can heal oneself with illness-inducing substances in tiny quantities—is basically a bunch of quackery practiced by delusional people who take their own lives in their ...

One of the more productive ways that the methods of science can be used is to look at the scientific process itself. A “meta-science” study (like a recent one published on brain scans) can help tell ...

Does homeopathy actually work? It’s a long-standing debate. Although the evidence is mounting that it doesn’t, a lot of Americans seem to believe in it. According to the latest estimates from the ...

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It’s hard to predict which would be more disconcerting: finding out that one of your doctors believes in notions that defy basic science—like, the pseudoscientific doctrine of homeopathy—or that ...

I always like to remind people that homeopathy is literally magical thinking. As in, the fundamental "principles" behind homeopathy belong in a fantasy novel. While they may be self-consistent, they ...