Technology

Has Elon Musk invented a magic device to reduce your electricity bill? (No)

Michael Marshall -
Websites promising an end to high energy costs, thanks to a miracle device developed by Elon Musk, draw people into a scam that's too good to be true
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Religion

J.D. Vance, religious conversion, and the battle over identity

Gabriel Andrade -
J.D. Vance has been criticised for hoping his Hindu wife might convert to Catholicism, but does that differ from skeptics and atheists spreading doubt?
Paranormal

Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 2: The plot thickens

Chris French -
Lucid dreaming is a much-tested paranormal claim, never reliably showing positive results - so why did this new experiment seem to bear fruit?
Archive

From the archives: examining the Creationists’ Argument from Design

Antony Flew -
From the archives in 1992, philosophy professor and author Antony Flew reviews the Creationist argument for a designer deity
Health

Polylaminin: a miracle cure for spinal injuries, or another media hype story?

Marcelo Yamashita -
Polyamin was hyped as a miracle cure for spinal injuries in the media, despite there being no published scientific papers presenting the evidence
Health

Why are heart attacks in women so often misdiagnosed?

Alice Howarth -
Coronary heart disease remains the largest cause of death in women, yet women suffering heart attacks often have their symptoms missed, or ignored
Conspiracy Theories

Phantom Time Hypothesis – the supposedly ‘missing’ fortnight in 1752

Mike Hall -
When the calendar skipped two weeks in 1752, the cause wasn't 'phantom time', but the incompatibility of the Julian and Gregorian calendars
Alternative Medicine

From the archives: the ‘Synchro-Energiser’ – a pseudoscientific panacea?

Michael Heap -
From the archives in 1992, psychiatrist Mike Heap looks at the Synchro-Energiser, a high-tech computer-driven 'brain balancer'.
Paranormal

The Grim Rea-purr? The cats claimed to be able to predict death

Brian Eggo -
Two feline care home residents have been claimed to be able to tell when elderly patients will die – so, are cats actually psychic?
Paranormal

Halloween for Skeptics: ‘Monsters on the Couch’ by Brian Sharpless

Deborah Hyde -
Horror stories, as well as being entertaining, give us clues about the human experience, as ‘Monsters on the Couch’ from Brian Sharpless explores
Conspiracy Theories

Predictive Programming: why conspiracists scour pop culture for sinister clues

Dave Hahn -
Predictive programming is the conspiracy theorist's belief that those in power first signal their nefarious intent via films and pop culture to normalise their schemes
Archive

From the archives: Brainwashing a skeptic – escaping from a frightening cult

Arthur Chappell -
From the archives in 1992, Arthur Chappell tells us how he fell into, and later escaped from, the Divine Light Mission cult.

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