So, I’ve been thinking about a widely circulated student essay, the confidence with which it was discussed, and the rather relaxed approach taken to evidence by all involved.

Trump’s dangerous Tylenol claims weren't “parroting” published research, and that they'd be mistaken for such highlights a worrying deficit in scientific literacy.

Never one to back down from a challenge to my skepticism, I looked into climate conspiracies, not the well-documented Big Oil effort to sow doubt, but the theories pushed by denialist campaigns asking who’s “behind” global warming. Spoiler: the real driver isn’t a shadowy cabal, it’s the overwhelming body of scientific evidence.

So, I've been thinking about the best and worst of this years skepticism as I prepare to make my nominations for the 2025 Ockham Awards.

How Erich von Däniken's reimagination of the image of Mayan King Pakal as an ancient astronaut really is analogous to seeing ghosts.