Ross Pomeroy
Editor, RealClearScience
Steven Ross Pomeroy is the editor of RealClearScience. As a writer, Ross believes that his greatest assets are his insatiable curiosity and his ceaseless love for learning. Follow him on Twitter @SteRoPo.
We commonly stereotype psychopaths as criminals, but there are probably more in upper management.
Walking is rarer in the U.S. compared to similar nations. It is also deadlier: Nearly 7,500 pedestrians were killed in 2021.
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Thomas Edison was on to something...
Raw food, paleo, gluten-free, detox, and ketogenic: All of these diet fads withered when subjected to scientific scrutiny.
The researchers rebuked writers, scholars, and public figures for lazily perpetuating the notion of widespread gender bias in academic science.
Old coal mines can be converted into "gravity batteries" by retrofitting them with equipment that raises and lowers giant piles of sand.
If a person stands little chance of ever being wealthy, perhaps playing the lottery is a rational decision.
A panel of healthcare professionals much preferred responses that came from the chatbot in a recent study.
Wealthier in resources; poorer in time.
To protect yourself, you need an antifungal rather than an amulet.
It's not about fairness. It's about using every possible advantage.
Left-handed humans were likelier to get stabbed in the heart.
One from New Guinea rose to the top in a recent study.
A study shows that the brains of lonely individuals respond in odd ways to visual stimuli, while those of non-lonely people react similarly.
The curiosity of children is a national resource. Adults destroy it.
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works engineering division has devised many jaw-dropping aircraft. Here are some of the best — and one ship.
Science isn't synonymous with technology; it's about a way of thinking.
When it comes to spotting a lie, less is more.
It wasn't merely an act of brutality; it was a condemnation for the afterlife.
Self-help gurus for the digital age.
Long-term research efforts have revealed alarming mental health trends.
A new study provides the most detailed look at brains on psychedelics to date.
The cathedral is being explored as never before.
Having a "buff" skeleton prevents infirmity in old age.
Be skeptical of a new study questioning the sweetener's safety.
Mass sociogenic illnesses can afflict thousands of people.