Straight Dope Archive

Welcome to academicpursuits.us Archive, featuring the collected works of Cecil Adams and his online auxiliary, academicpursuits.us Science Advisory Board. You can view all columns or a subset, listed in reverse chronological order (most recent columns on top):

How useful are at-home DNA tests?
By Cecil Adams
October 6, 2017
Why are there so few kinds of cutlery?
By Cecil Adams
September 29, 2017
Is the West kidding itself about the good intentions of Islam?
By Cecil Adams
September 22, 2017
Which country has the most generous free-speech protections?
By Cecil Adams
September 15, 2017
What’s with the weird fluctuations in gas prices?
By Cecil Adams
September 8, 2017
Who first figured out how to make coffee?
By Cecil Adams
September 1, 2017
Scientists prove ball lightning exists! Can UFOs be next?
By Cecil Adams
August 25, 2017
What’s the worst outcome in the net-neutrality debate?
By Cecil Adams
August 18, 2017
Do men really think about sex every six seconds?
By Cecil Adams
August 11, 2017
Are the Navy SEALs really so special?
By Cecil Adams
August 4, 2017
Does quantum mechanics prove the universe is conscious?
By Cecil Adams
July 28, 2017
What's the leading cause of death in human history?
By Cecil Adams
July 21, 2017
How did bread get invented?
By Cecil Adams
July 14, 2017
How soon can we expect driverless cars?
By Cecil Adams
July 7, 2017
What did the West do to provoke Islamic hostility?
By Cecil Adams
June 30, 2017
Did God have a wife, and if so where’d she go?
By Cecil Adams
June 23, 2017
How bad is the warming world going to get?
By Cecil Adams
June 16, 2017
How harmful was Agent Orange, anyways?
By Cecil Adams
June 9, 2017
Service animals, emotional support animals, therapy animals — how are they different?
By Cecil Adams
June 2, 2017
How powerful are presidential executive orders?
By Cecil Adams
May 26, 2017
Who came up with our popular image of Jesus?
By Cecil Adams
May 19, 2017
Why don’t British singers sound British when they sing?
By Cecil Adams
May 12, 2017
Is a border adjustment tax really just a plain old tariff?
By Cecil Adams
May 5, 2017
Can a crazy president be removed from office?
By Cecil Adams
April 28, 2017
When is it legal to sample music?
By Cecil Adams
April 21, 2017
If everything else is more expensive in Europe, why do we pay more for healthcare?
By Cecil Adams
April 14, 2017
How do we know poisons are tasteless and odorless?
By Cecil Adams
April 7, 2017
What do movie production credits mean?
By Cecil Adams
March 31, 2017
When and why did humans start wiping?
By Cecil Adams
March 24, 2017
How do they measure the effectiveness of birth control?
By Cecil Adams
March 17, 2017
Can bacteria cause obesity?
By Cecil Adams
March 10, 2017
How did anyone do math in Roman numerals?
By Cecil Adams
March 3, 2017
What happens to stuff confiscated at security checkpoints?
By Cecil Adams
February 24, 2017
Do fitness trackers pose a privacy risk?
By Cecil Adams
February 17, 2017
What does it take to get charged with manslaughter when your negligent driving kills?
By Cecil Adams
February 10, 2017
Is PTSD more common among soldiers now than in the past?
By Cecil Adams
February 3, 2017
Why doesn’t the IRS just send us a tax bill?
By Cecil Adams
January 27, 2017
Is having your teeth cleaned at the dentist a waste of time and money?
By Cecil Adams
January 20, 2017
Is scopolamine as scary as its reputation?
By Cecil Adams
January 13, 2017
Were there black presidents before Obama?
By Cecil Adams
January 6, 2017
Is CRISPR the big deal everyone says it is?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 30, 2016
Was Martin Luther responsible for the Holocaust?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 23, 2016
What laws apply to crimes committed in space?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 16, 2016
How do “odor eliminators” work?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 9, 2016
Are there more autistic kids around now?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
December 2, 2016
How would you know if a nuclear war started?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 25, 2016
Why don’t horses have horns?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 18, 2016
Why does lethal injection go wrong so often?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 11, 2016
Has human evolution stopped?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
November 4, 2016
Are there better ways out of a burning building than taking the stairs?
A Straight Dope Classic by Cecil Adams
October 28, 2016
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