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Manisha Devdas Sawlani finds immense joy in writing about what fascinates her in this world. She grew up loving to read, and is inspired to tell her own stories, in writing and through her other great passion, the theatre.

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Superstition

What effect can superstitions have on your mental health?

Manisha Devdas Sawlani - 21st July 2023

Superstitions can often seem fairly harmless for most people, but for some they can become repetitive, compulsive and a signal of a need for real help

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Labia peels: it is a very bad idea to apply chemicals to your labia in the name of beauty

The secret to a year-round tan – eating so many carrots you turn orange?

The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation

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Religion is simply a powerful placebo – offering priests a sense of ritual, but little else

Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money – it is about altruism, not exploitation

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

From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology

When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy – not false balance

From the archives: UFOs Over Russia

The Estes method is an update to the ghost hunter’s Spirit Box, with all the same flaws

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

Med Beds: the futuristic health devices promising to cure you with undefined energy

The UK riots showed why we have to dismantle the far-right’s misinformation machines

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Dr Flint Dibble wins 2024 Skeptical Activism Ockham award

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The Sullivanians, psychoanalysis, and the worst therapy in the world

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Comparing misinformation to a virus is neither accurate nor useful in preventing its spread

Manisha Devdas Sawlani

Latest news

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

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

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

Menstrual masking: the inadvisable trend of treating acne… with period blood

From the archives: The Weight of Evidence – Gyroscopes can’t levitate UFOs

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