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  Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities
  
  Alice Howarth - 18th December 2024
  
  Alternative Medicine
  
  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
  
  Alternative Medicine
  
  Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya
  
  Natália Pasternak - 11th November 2024
  
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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?
  
  Mike Hall - 16th December 2024
  
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  Studying the promotion of health misinformation by the Bolsonaro government
  
  Cesar Baima - 13th December 2024
  
  Health
  
  It’s far to soon too tell patients platelet-rich plasma injections can treat infertility
  
  Alice Howarth - 4th December 2024
  
  Alternative Medicine
  
  First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good
  
  Edzard Ernst - 27th November 2024
  
  Placebo Effect
  
  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
  
  Archive
  
  From the archive: Memory, fantasy and past lives – reflections on past life regressions
  
  Michael Heap - 3rd December 2024
  
  Archive
  
  From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?
  
  Melvin Harris - 19th November 2024
  
  Archive
  
  From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum
  
  Mike Howgate - 29th October 2024
  
  Archive
  
  From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology
  
  Anthony Garrett - 8th October 2024
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  Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win
  
  Dave Hahn - 9th December 2024
  
  Conspiracy Theories
  
  Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread
  
  Sander van der Linden - 5th November 2024
  
  Conspiracy Theories
  
  2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election
  
  Jim Cliff - 4th November 2024
  
  Conspiracy Theories
  
  Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built
  
  Aaron Rabinowitz - 14th October 2024
  
  Conspiracy Theories
  
  Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories
  
  Dave Hahn - 27th September 2024
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  Ho Ho Holy Man? Why Santa technically doesn’t quite count as a god
  
  Kat Ford - 23rd December 2024
  
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  Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what’s keeping you from new music
  
  Nick Garratt - 20th December 2024
  
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  From the archive: A former Scientologist explains what the cult is all about
  
  John Clarke - 17th December 2024
  
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  Huge social media accounts glorify ancient architecture, while whitewashing the past
  
  Mark Horne - 11th December 2024
  
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  From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer
  
  Roger Ford - 10th December 2024
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  Will we soon face AI-related risks? Maybe, but they are probably overestimated
  
  Georgy Kurakin - 6th December 2024
  
  Science
  
  Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?
  
  Cesar Baima - 20th November 2024
  
  Psychology
  
  HADD its day: there’s no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device
  
  Kat Ford - 13th November 2024
  
  Science
  
  Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement
  
  Colin Brewer - 12th November 2024
  
  Placebo Effect
  
  The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it
  
  Mike Hall - 6th November 2024
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About us

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

Marcel Hulspas

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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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