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Katie has a PhD in maths, specializing in the intersection of dynamical systems and number theory. She reports on topics from maths and history to society and animals. Katie has a PhD in maths, ...

During my first term of full-time teaching in 1977, I used astrology as a case study in my course in the philosophy of science. The goal was to guide the students through the differences between ...

Pseudoscience is a system of explanations, methods, and assumptions that pose as science but don’t follow core scientific principles like testability and falsifiability. Pseudoscience is different ...

As a scientist heavily engaged in science communication, I’ve seen it all. People have come to my public talks to argue with me that the Big Bang never happened. People have sent me handwritten ...