Once you eliminate well-understood elements like bias and regression to the mean, there's no remarkable placebo effect left to explain
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From the archives: Future Imperfect – Psychics’ 1991 predictions fizzle

From the archives in 1992, Robert Sheaffer puts the previous year's psychic predictions to the test and finds them lacking

Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 1: we need an Epilogue.

After a lifetime of testing paranormal claims, Prof. Chris French knows that a true skeptic remains open to finding something, however unlikely

Standing up for skepticism: ten times comedians showed a skeptical side

While plenty of Netflix specials by famous comedians push questionable material, some stand-ups are still out there putting forward a skeptical worldview

Evaluating the ethics of AI requires seeing through the never-ending hype

As AI becomes ubiquitous, the ethical implications of its use become ever-clearer – can skeptics use AI ethically in good conscience?

Schrödinger’s Client List: why the Epstein conspiracy theory will not go away

Donald Trump's team has spent years cultivating a conspiracist base - it won't be so easy for him to move on from his close associations with Jeffrey Epstein

From the archives: Bands of Hope – the Sea Band acupressure seasickness cure

From the archives in 1992, Lewis Jones looks at Sea Bands and the small-scale 'trials' behind their claimed success in stopping seasickness

Preventing British Supplements’ health claims isn’t an infringement of free speech

Wellness company British Supplements uses customer reviews to try to avoid regulations around misleading claims of products treating "C****R"

How the Data Rescue Project is protecting data from political attacks

With the US government's attack on access to information and data transparency, the Data Rescue Project's team of volunteers is keeping at-risk data alive

Why behavioural science facts falter where false information flourishes

Misinformation spreads, in part, because its messages are short and easy to grasp - meanwhile, reality is complex, nuanced, and hard to make succinct

Sungazing, or staring directly at the sun, is definitely not good for your health

'Sungazing' - the social media trend of staring at the sun during sunrise or sunset - evokes ancient wisdom, but risks causing serious vision damage

From the archives: Psychic Questing – The People of Hex and Gothic goings on

From the archives in 1992, journalist Lucy Fisher reports from the Psychic Questing Conference, on the new-age movement and its adherents
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