Adventures in error

It is said that Bacon considered all knowledge his province. But the sciences of today are so many and complex that a single Baconian view of them is no longer possible, and per...

The most striking contradiction of our civilisation is the fundamental reverence for truth which we profess and the thorough-going disregard for it which we practice. This is th...

There are few who will not admit that exploration is a Good Thing (we do not here deal with those who question its economic importance, and so on). In this chapter we offer proo...

What we now call a fish story the Elizabethans spoke of as a traveler’s tale. I shall discuss whether there are many fish stories among the travelers’ tales of today, whether th...

nature. Nor does he show thorough familiarity with the writings of his contemporaries, for there are on record a number of them who without question have seen with the eyes of t...

Those who want to believe that wolves do not run in packs should read only the first two-thirds of this chapter. For believing in wolf-packs, read the sections “Crumbs for Belie...

The following chapter was originally a serious complaint against the schoolbooks of Canada, but, in the light of more mature thinking along the lines of standardization, it appe...

In the schools of many lands, including those which speak English, the Eskimos are studied during the early grades. In my youth I learned many strange things concerning them. We...

Those versed in fabricated history had moments of sheer delight the forenoon of May 27, 1936, while listening to Dr. Shirley W. Wynne, formerly Commissioner of Health for New Yo...