The Dalai Lama's successor - by definition, his reincarnated self - is nothing but superstition and mysticism, however it is chosen
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Nice guys don’t ‘finish last’ – altruism has been a key driver in our social evolution

Manosphere influencers push the idea that men need to be dominant and 'alpha' to get ahead - in reality, altruism and cooperation are key to our social status

Are there really 1.4 billion Catholics around the world?

Following the announcement of the new Pope, media reports claimed there are 1.4bn Catholics worldwide - but are those figures really accurate?

Love bombs and fuzzy feelings: Mormon recruiting techniques haven’t changed

While Mormon missionaries might spend more time on social media than door-knocking, the basic principles of their recruitment remain the same

From the archives: Smith and Blackburn – the story of a great hoax

From the archives in 1991, the great Martin Gardner reports on a historic psychic hoax, and the importance of consulting magicians when testing psychics

The window of opportunity against climate denialism in Brazil and Latin America

Unlike elsewhere, climate denialism in Brazil isn't tied to political ideology - meaning there is a currently opportunity to push back, and we have to take it

Hair analysis and bioresonance food sensitivity tests are simply junk science

Companies selling food sensitivity tests that 'analyse' hair samples via bioresonance devices are selling little more than dietary paranoia

Thrifting isn’t the solution to the climate crisis – we need to change our behaviours

Thrifting, once seen as the solution to fast fashion, has become a trend in its own right - as well as yet another form of over-consumption

The virus metaphor for misinformation is flawed, and can distract us from solutions

The 'misinformation virus' metaphor may be useful in modelling, but doesn't help us understand susceptibility, or the motivations of spreaders
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