Doctor John Pringle, who served as President of the Royal Society from 1772 to 1778, discovered that not only acids but also alkaline substances delay the decay by experimenting with beef in ...

In scientific discourse, the boundary between science and pseudoscience is best defined by methodological rigor, not the perceived plausibility of a phenomenon. However, topics that challenge ...

Understanding the way pseudo-scientists think may be the key to refuting their arguments.(Flickr/Alex Proimos) In the face of climate change denial and attitudes against vaccinations, scientists have ...

The pandemic of the new coronavirus highlights how important it is to listen to the opinions of experts and take thorough measures. However, new research has shown that people with a high degree of ...

As a student, Princeton’s Dean of the College Michael Gordin took one class in the history of science and was hooked. “I was just drawn to the richness, the philosophical and the historical richness ...