UFOs

Remembering Nick Pope, “the UK’s top UFO expert” (1965-2026)

Chris French -
Nick Pope was the former civil servant who became one of the most prominent figures in ufology on both sides of the pond.
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Paranormal

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Nutrition

No, artificial sweeteners do not cause cognitive decline

Mauro Proença -
A Brazilian cohort study made headlines with claims artificial sweeteners cause cognitive decline, but the evidence it presents is weak at best.
Archive

From the archives: The controversial phenomenon of ball lightning 

Steuart Campbell -
From the archive in 1992, Steuart Campbell questions whether 'ball lightning' is a real phenomenon, or a series of misattributions.
Psychology

In a world of eight billion unique minds, what even is ‘neurotypical’, anyway?

Richard Glover -
Rather than attaching labels to each facet of neurodiversity, we could be identifying what support people need for their best chance of success.
Cryptozoology

‘Capturing Bigfoot’ may yet offer definitive proof that Bigfoot was nothing but a hoax

Blake Smith -
If the upcoming documentary 'Capturing Bigfoot' proves the famous Bigfoot footage was a hoax, it should put an end to belief in Bigfoot – but don't count on it.
Ancient Aliens

The ancient alien legacy of the late pseudo-archaeologist, Erich Von Däniken

Dave Hahn -
The death of Erich Von Däniken earlier this year leaves behind a pseudohistorical ancient-alien legacy tinged with its author's racist views.
Archive

From the archives: Cold Comfort for Cold Fusion 

Malcolm Glasse -
From the archives in 1992, Malcolm Glasse reports on the bogus cold fusion claims of Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann.
Religion

Are you sure that’s what they said? Down the rabbit hole of academic citations

Andrew Shail -
Academic writers should always take care to check their citations – or they can find themselves repeating assertions based on a misread of a misread.
Conspiracy Theories

Peter Duesberg is dead, but his legacy of AIDS denial lives on in Joe Rogan

Michael Marshall -
Podcaster Joe Rogan has spread 1980s-era AIDS denial rhetoric with disconcerting frequency, based on the discredited work of Prof Peter Duesberg.
Religion

Why aliens look like demons to US Vice President JD Vance

Gabriel Andrade -
In expressing his belief that aliens are actually demonic in nature, JD Vance reveals the instincts of his political base are to fear the different and unknown.
Archive

From the archives: Notions of belief – Memes, metaphors, and Richard Dawkins

Wendy M. Grossman -
From the archives in 1992, Wendy Grossman is unconvinced by Richard Dawkins' version of religion is a memetic virus.
Politics

An anatomy of infamy: What constitutes “evil”?

Edzard Ernst -
Philosophers, theologians, psychologists and sociologists have tried for centuries to understand whether 'evil' exists, and how to identify it.

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