From the archive in 1992, Steuart Campbell questions whether 'ball lightning' is a real phenomenon, or a series of misattributions.
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From the archives: Cold Comfort for Cold Fusion 

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

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

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

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

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

Why aliens look like demons to US Vice President JD Vance

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.

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

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

An anatomy of infamy: What constitutes “evil”?

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

Richard Carlile – Science, Sex and Skepticism in 19th Century England

Somewhat forgotten in skeptical history, Richard Carlile may be the first identified atheist in print, having been tried for blasphemy for "The Age of Reason"

Doing (a Long) Time: sentence inflation and the prison crisis

Each high-profile crime produces calls for longer prison sentences - resulting in overcrowded prisons more and more full of men with no hope of release

From the archives: Skeptics and Scoffers – making sense… or making fun?

From the archives in 1992, Tad Clements discourages skeptics from scoffing and ridiculing those who believe in all manner of pseudosciences.

What not to say to someone who is trying to conceive

When couples are trying to conceive, the last thing they need is unsolicited advice and recommendations from friends and passing acquaintances.

The Starbucks ‘Sippy Lid’ and the marketing doublespeak of greenwashing

To meet consumer demand for a reduction in plastic, Starbucks introduced the 'Sippy Lid'. The only problem? It actually increased plastic waste.
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