Galileo’s warning about scientific consensus still resonates centuries later as modern discoveries continue overturning ...

In basketball, legends are often known by first name alone: LeBron, Kobe, Michael. Same with entertainers: Madonna, Cher, Beyoncé. But lists of scientific legends almost always include surnames, never ...

When most people think of Galileo Galilei, they imagine a brilliant scientist who stood up for the truth, even when the ...

It is interesting how the human brain makes associations. I say the word apple, and you would immediately start forming an image of a green or red apple in your mind. I say batman and the association ...

Defending science and scientific integrity can be a frustrating and lonely battle. As I watch Dr. Anthony Fauci do this on the news, I think of another “battler” who ultimately had the last word. In ...

“It was a mistake,” the monk said quietly. One of my students had stopped the brown-cloaked Dominican as he strode across the plaza of the Basilica of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome. We had just ...

People often assume old quotes survive because they sound wise. Sometimes they survive because they sound uncomfortably ...

We got “Galileo hate mail” here at the Vatican’s astronomical observatory. It was funny — and not funny. It originated, and originates, in respectable places. And it speaks to the broader problem of ...