It's becoming increasingly necessary to distinguish between genuine scientific skeptics and "dogmatic deniers," a new book suggests. This is one of many compelling observations made in Keith M.

Good financial statement audits are essential to protect investors, and skeptical auditors are essential to good audits. A recent study finds that skepticism is being discouraged in auditors—and that ...

Not every kind of science skepticism is the same. For example, skepticism about climate change is linked to political ideology, whereas skepticism about vaccinations consistently correlates with ...

While vaccine-skeptic, climate-skeptic and other similar movements predate the pandemic, they have found new levels of visibility during the COVID-19 crisis. Today, vocal resistance to mainstream ...

When people are exposed to skepticism, they believe their statements lack credibility. As a result, they feel the need to add additional information to convince the listener that what they are saying ...

I am a big college football fan. I like the Florida State Seminoles because I have three degrees from that institution. I like the Georgia Bulldogs because I have been a professor there for almost 11 ...

Taken too far, skepticism misses its mark; the virtues we should really be upholding — and for which skepticism is only an oblique guide — are... Calling someone a "skeptic" can be a term of praise or ...

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