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From the archives: the ‘Synchro-Energiser’ – a pseudoscientific panacea?
Michael Heap
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4th November 2025
Alternative Medicine
Are nanoparticles a turning point for homeopathy? Don’t count on it
Edzard Ernst
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27th October 2025
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Why is Tesco’s free recipe magazine telling me about the health benefits of sea moss?
Alice Howarth
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25th September 2025
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Preventing British Supplements’ health claims isn’t an infringement of free speech
Michael Marshall
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8th September 2025
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Sungazing, or staring directly at the sun, is definitely not good for your health
Alice Howarth
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3rd September 2025
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How ultra-processed food fear can fuel anxiety and disordered eating
Maeve Hanan
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28th November 2025
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Polylaminin: a miracle cure for spinal injuries, or another media hype story?
Marcelo Yamashita
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10th November 2025
Health
Why are heart attacks in women so often misdiagnosed?
Alice Howarth
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7th November 2025
Nutrition
Unpacking the fear and panic around ultra-processed foods
Maeve Hanan
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24th October 2025
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Stefan Lanka, virus denialism, and proving science in the courtroom
Serdar Basegmez
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10th October 2025
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The BBC’s NightWatch is a control group for Ghost Hunting TV
Hayley Stevens
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19th November 2025
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A forgotten sceptic: William M. Knox, the one-eyed atheist of Belfast
Madeleine Goodall
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17th November 2025
Paranormal
Exploring the limits of skepticism. Part 2: The plot thickens
Chris French
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12th November 2025
Paranormal
The Grim Rea-purr? The cats claimed to be able to predict death
Brian Eggo
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3rd November 2025
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Halloween for Skeptics: ‘Monsters on the Couch’ by Brian Sharpless
Deborah Hyde
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31st October 2025
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Phantom Time Hypothesis – the supposedly ‘missing’ fortnight in 1752
Mike Hall
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5th November 2025
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Predictive Programming: why conspiracists scour pop culture for sinister clues
Dave Hahn
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29th October 2025
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The sinking of the Titanic wasn’t a crafty insurance con, it was a real tragedy
Mike Hall
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13th October 2025
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Schrödinger’s Client List: why the Epstein conspiracy theory will not go away
Dave Hahn
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10th September 2025
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When the Great Resist conspiracy conference came to the North East
David Glass
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14th August 2025
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The Good Counsel Network and young, anti-abortion Catholic women
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27th November 2025
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What little you know about Jack the Ripper’s victims is almost certainly wrong
Mike Hall
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26th November 2025
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From the archives: Are New Age ideas damaging the feminist viewpoint?
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25th November 2025
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Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness: How do we measure happy countries?
Tim Jokl
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21st November 2025
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Lewis Jones
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18th November 2025
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Why billionaire Peter Thiel is suddenly talking about the antichrist
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24th November 2025
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Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness: How do we measure happy countries?
Tim Jokl
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21st November 2025
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Has Elon Musk invented a magic device to reduce your electricity bill? (No)
Michael Marshall
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20th November 2025
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Marcelo Yamashita
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10th November 2025
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The Battersea Poltergeist, and the role of the paranormal investigator
Deborah Hyde
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24th May 2021
The Battersea Poltergeist demonstrates how supposedly supernatural phenomena need attention and validation to thrive
Ghosts
Have we seen the last of the vanishing phantom hitchhiker?
Deborah Hyde
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13th January 2021
Familiarity and caution may have killed off the story of the phantom hitchhiker, but our draw towards creepy tales will always find an outlet.
Ghosts
Ghosts, curses and werewolves: archaeologists see human belief up close
Paul Duncan McGarrity
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30th October 2020
Dealing with human remains teaches us we don't have to share somebody's belief to respect them - as long as those beliefs aren't causing harm
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Has the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in ghostly encounters?
Chris French
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15th October 2020
With pandemic-related anxiety and stress causing an increase in experience of sleep paralysis, we may well see an uptick in paranormal belief.
Ghosts
Electrician sheds light on viral Birmingham ghost mystery
Hayley Stevens
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3rd September 2020
Hayley Stevens explains how the recent ghost captured on a Birmingham CCTV camera may have a far more mundane explanation.
Ghosts
Do ghosts exist? If not, why do we see them?
Deborah Hyde
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4th February 2018
This is the deceptively simple question I ask at the beginning of every episode of the Haunted podcast. The show features ghost stories that...
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From the archives: Galileo’s Doughnuts – The day I saw a ghost
Mark Duwe
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20th April 2012
From the archives in 2012, Mark Duwe recounts the day he felt sure he saw a ghost... and what he may have actually seen
Archive
The Psychological Reality of Haunts and Poltergeists – Part II: An Advanced Model
James Houran
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Rense Lange
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4th October 2002
From the archives, Rense Lange and James Houran propose a more advanced model of the psychological processes underlying hauntings and poltergeists.
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