/oss/taxonomy/term/6968/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking/remembering-joe-nickell-skeptical-icon <p>I don’t hold onto business cards anymore. I’m rarely given business cards in the first place, these days. But I have a wooden nickel in my collection that I doubt I will ever carelessly throw out.</p> Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 10526 at /oss /oss/article/critical-thinking-history/mythical-creature-known-chupacabra-walked-out-movie <p>Monster stories, like roller coasters, allow us to safely experience one of our most intense emotions: fear. The existence of vampires can alleviate our dread at the thought of dying, while werewolves symbolize the animalistic impulses we are scared still exist underneath our civilized veneer. Besides, monster stories can just be fun. </p> Fri, 30 Jun 2023 16:00:52 +0000 Jonathan Jarry M.Sc. 9559 at /oss