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  Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities
  
  Alice Howarth - 18th December 2024
  
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  First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good
  
  Edzard Ernst - 27th November 2024
  
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  Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea
  
  Alice Howarth - 18th November 2024
  
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  Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya
  
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  Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold
  
  Michael Marshall - 30th October 2024
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  Does pill packet branding change the placebo response, or is this just another placebo myth?
  
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  Studying the promotion of health misinformation by the Bolsonaro government
  
  Cesar Baima - 13th December 2024
  
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  It’s far to soon too tell patients platelet-rich plasma injections can treat infertility
  
  Alice Howarth - 4th December 2024
  
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  First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good
  
  Edzard Ernst - 27th November 2024
  
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  Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise
  
  Mike Hall - 25th November 2024
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  From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer
  
  Roger Ford - 10th December 2024
  
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  From the archive: Memory, fantasy and past lives – reflections on past life regressions
  
  Michael Heap - 3rd December 2024
  
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  From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?
  
  Melvin Harris - 19th November 2024
  
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  From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum
  
  Mike Howgate - 29th October 2024
  
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  From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology
  
  Anthony Garrett - 8th October 2024
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  Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread
  
  Sander van der Linden - 5th November 2024
  
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  2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election
  
  Jim Cliff - 4th November 2024
  
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  Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built
  
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  Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories
  
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  Nick Garratt - 20th December 2024
  
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  From the archive: A former Scientologist explains what the cult is all about
  
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  From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer
  
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  Will we soon face AI-related risks? Maybe, but they are probably overestimated
  
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  Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?
  
  Cesar Baima - 20th November 2024
  
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  HADD its day: there’s no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device
  
  Kat Ford - 13th November 2024
  
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  Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement
  
  Colin Brewer - 12th November 2024
  
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  The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it
  
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Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya

Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold

Does pill packet branding change the placebo response, or is this just another placebo myth?

Studying the promotion of health misinformation by the Bolsonaro government

It’s far to soon too tell patients platelet-rich plasma injections can treat infertility

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

From the archive: Memory, fantasy and past lives – reflections on past life regressions

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum

From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology

Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories

Ho Ho Holy Man? Why Santa technically doesn’t quite count as a god

Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what’s keeping you from new music

From the archive: A former Scientologist explains what the cult is all about

Huge social media accounts glorify ancient architecture, while whitewashing the past

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

Will we soon face AI-related risks? Maybe, but they are probably overestimated

Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?

HADD its day: there’s no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

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Ho Ho Holy Man? Why Santa technically doesn’t quite count as a god

Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what’s keeping you from new music

Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities

From the archive: A former Scientologist explains what the cult is all about

Does pill packet branding change the placebo response, or is this just another placebo myth?

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