Thomas Jones reviews "Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Our World" by Greg Milner.

“Apparently it has not occurred to anyone that a ‘good American,’ like a ‘good German’ or a ‘good Japanese,’ must be, pro tanto, a bad human being.” By Bertrand Russell. (1922)

The moon landing and global warming are hoaxes. The U.S. government had advance knowledge of the 9/11 attacks. A UFO crashed in Roswell, New Mexico. Is skepticism toward these kinds of unfounded beliefs just a matter of cognitive ability?

Deborah Friedell reviews “The Inkblots” by Damion Searls.

Tips from Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman and Michael Shermer. By Josh Jones.

These skillfully and elaborately designed cards were distributed by merchants to their customers in the late 19th century. By Claire Voon.

The White Lady of the Hohenzollerns. By Aaron Dabbah.

Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini was hailed for turning the dream of regenerative medicine into a reality – until he was exposed as a con artist and false prophet. By John Rasko and Carl Power.

The study of languages has long been prone to nonsense. Why is linguistics such a magnet for dilettantes and crackpots? By Gaston Dorren.

The long, strange history of Soviet mind control experiments. By Giovanni Vimercati.

If three shipwrecked English sailors really did travel by foot from Florida to Nova Scotia in 1569 then it would certainly count as one of the most remarkable walks undertaken in recorded history. Although the account's more fantastical elements, such as the sighting of elephants, have spurred many to consign it to the fiction department, John Toohey argues for a second look.

Anxiety over “wind-turbine syndrome” stems from a decades-old misunderstanding of inaudible noise. By Philip Jaekl. (June 19, 2017)

Thousands of years after acupuncture was invented, controversy remains over whether the Chinese traditional medicine technique works. By Angela Chen.

Why can’t America reliably separate out fact, falsehood, opinion and reasoned analysis? By David V. Gioe.

You shouldn’t trust them with your spine or any other part of your body. By Yvette d’Entremont.

“Objective evidence and certitude are doubtless very fine ideals to play with, but where on this moonlit and dream-visited planet are they found?” — William James. By Aaron Dabbah.

Spoiler alert: science won. By Eric Grundhauser.

People who use “God” and “promise” are more likely to default. By Seth Stephens-Davidowitz.

Has it ever seemed to you that less competent people rate their competence higher than it actually is, while more competent people humbly rate theirs lower? It’s not just your imagination.

In East Tennessee, a guy named Lazarus Lake organizes the world's most demanding footrace, the Barkley Marathons. The story of the race is great. The story of the man behind it is even better. That is, if Lazarus Lake really exists. By Sara Estes.