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

Tad Clements -
From the archives in 1992, Tad Clements discourages skeptics from scoffing and ridiculing those who believe in all manner of pseudosciences.
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From the archives: Ann Moore, The Fasting Woman of Tutbury

Tom Ruffles -
From the archives in 1992, Tom Ruffles takes a closer look at the supposed nineteenth century ‘miracle’ of Ann Moore's fast
Cancer

The high price of anti-science paranoia and fake cancer-cure conspiracies

André Bacchi -
Patients who choose to use complementary medicine are troublingly likely to refuse conventional medicine – at great personal cost.
Paranormal

Ed and Lorraine Warren: past masters of paranormal self-promotion

Michael Marshall -
For more than 50 years, it was hard to find an alleged paranormal case that the Warrens didn't insert themselves into – and assert as demonic
Technology

The Sword of Durandal – the wholly impossible “Quantum Navigation Device”

Cameron Coward -
The 'Sword of Durandal' promises to be a game-changing Quantum Navigation Device in the palm of your hand – except, it doesn't actually exist
Archive

From the archives: Washington lrving Bishop – The Man Who Died Twice

Frank Koval -
From the archives in 1992, Frank Koval looks at the life - and the apparent many deaths - of Washington lrving Bishop
UFOs

The influence of sci-fi media on Zimbabwe’s Ariel School UFO sightings

Gideon Reid -
When a dozen children at Ariel school Zimbabwe reported seeing aliens in 1994, ufologists falsely assumed they'd had no exposure to UFO and sci-fi media.
Society

75 Smart, ‘Knowledgemaxxing’, and the anxiety around social media ‘brain rot’

Abigail Kennedy -
The latest iteration of trendifying upskilling - 'knowlegemaxxing' - capitalises on the anxiety caused by social media overload and fears of 'brain rot'.
Crime

Scotland’s recent rise in sex crimes is almost certainly not linked to immigration

Brian Eggo -
The 2025 Scottish crime statistics saw a rise in sex crimes - and social media immediately jumped to the conclusion that immigrants were at fault.
Archive

From the archives: The Cumbrian Vampire – The bloody mystery of Croglin Grange

CM Drapkin -
From the archives in 1992, CM Drapkin on historical reports of vampiric goings-on at Croglin Grange, near Guildford
Technology

Machine learning without critical thinking only encourages tech pseudoscience

Richard Glover -
When ask how a machine learning tool can be used – but not whether it's accurate – we risk encoding technological pseudoscience into society.
Conspiracy Theories

Venezuelan “birtherism”: the nationalistic movement to delegitimise Nicolás Maduro

Gabriel Andrade -
Nicolás Maduro, the former president of Venezuela, has long faced false rumours of his Colombian' birthplace - driven by nationalist politics.

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