The methods of the late US astronomer Carl Sagan in determining the veracity, or otherwise, of claims or statements put to him.
Arguments from authority carry little weight (in science there are no “authorities”).

One comment I read in 2006 attributed the box-office success of The Da Vinci Code to a desire by many people to “want to believe” there was in-fact an ages old cover up of a marriage between Jesus of Nazereth and Mary Magdalene.
Say what you will, but we love our conspiracy theories when it [...]

While there’s plenty of misinformation to be found online, there is plenty of information that is perfectly accurate and correct. As in “real life” it’s a matter of shifting the wheat from the chaff with a little (or more, as the case may be) objective thinking.
The first thing we all need to know about information [...]

I was tagged by Chris Wilson as part of the 8 for ‘08: Random Bio meme that is currently making the rounds.
I’m not too-too big on memes, but I guess one per year is ok, so I’ll give this one a go. Ok, eight random things about me:
1. Singapore was the first overseas country (ok, [...]