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“Natural” health influencers claim sunscreen is bad for you – but are they right? (No)

Alice Howarth -
Any time there's a heatwave in the UK, there are people who say sunscreen does more harm than good - a claim that is absurd and dangerous
Health

The shaky evidence for medical cannabis

Dave Hahn -
Proponents for medicinal cannabis use claim that marijuana can be useful for all manner of health conditions - are the claims all smoke with no fire?
Health

The fat but fit paradox: can animals be overweight and healthy?

Robyn Lowe -
Can our companion animals be 'fat but fit', or should pet owners be concerned about letting their furry friend become overweight?
Climate Change

Matt Le Tissier talks to The Skeptic about Covid, vaccines, 15-minute cities and climate change

Michael Marshall -
The Skeptic editor, Michael Marshall, sat down with former footballer Matt Le Tissier to ask why he has become increasingly vocal in his support for conspiracy theories
Conspiracy Theories

Patience isn’t just a virtue, it’s a crucial part of showing compassion for conspiracy theorists

Michael Marshall -
Continuing to engage hecklers with as much patience and compassion as possible is the only hope we have for reaching people we disagree with
Covid-19

Pandemic science communication: learning lessons from the life vest uprising

Natália Pasternak -
The effectiveness of any public health intervention - whether it's vaccines, masks, or life vests - depends on it being understood by the public.
Health

Diagnostic agnostic: flawed research overstates the overlaps between ADHD, ASD, and OCD

Kat Ford -
A new study claims that autism, ADHD and OCD are all actually diagnoses on the same spectrum, but the paper has simply too many flaws to be persuasive
Health

Weight loss: it’s just calories in/calories out… isn’t it?

Clio Bellenis -
The belief that weight loss can be achieved via a simple calorie deficit is incredibly common, but, as is often the case in biology, the reality is more complex
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