Skepticism is about questioning rather than automatically believing what you are presented such as that post on social media or on some random website. However, unlike cynicism, it doesn't necessarily ...

Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode Navigating uncertainty. During uncertain times, many of us are drawn to cynicism, seeing humanity as inherently selfish, greedy and untrustworthy. In his latest ...

Scientists are trained to be professional skeptics: to always judge the validity of a claim or finding on the basis of objective, empirical evidence. They are not cynics; they just ask themselves and ...

A reporter reflects on two years and two days of war, and the mixed feelings of hope and skepticism now in Israel and Gaza. For the first time in a long time, the headlines out of Israel and Gaza are ...