Why Skepticism? Steven Novella From: Volume 40, No. 5 September / October 2016 Steven Novella Steven Novella, MD, is an assistant professor of neurology at Yale University School of Medicine. He is the host of the Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe podcast, author of the NeuroLogica blog, executive editor of the Science-Based Medicine blog, and president of The New England Skeptical Society. See more articles This article is available to subscribers only. Subscribe now or log in to read this article.