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From the archive: Rendlesham Forest – Britain’s Roswell?

David Clarke - 2nd April 2006

From the archives in 2006, would the release of official documents relating to the Rendlesham Forest incident reveal that a UFO really landed? Dr David Clarke investigates.

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Philosopher’s Corner: why people continue to see underwhelming psychics

Julian Baggini - 12th October 2005

From the archives, Julian Baggini explains that even when people gain nothing from seeing a psychic, the instinct that they've nothing to lose by trying it is one that's hard to overcome

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Shirley Ghostman and me

Nick Pullar - 20th April 2005

From time to time I get contacted by TV shows wanting a skeptic to spar against a psychic. This time a producer from Tiger Aspect wanted me for a show they were doing on psychics for BBC2.

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From the archives: Nick Pullar – Shirley Ghostman and me

Nick Pullar - 13th April 2005

From the archives in 2005, Nick Pullar recollects his run with the mysterious and bewildering TV psychic, Shirley Ghostman

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From the archives: Ray Hyman replies on Parapsychology

Ray Hyman - 6th April 2005

From the archives in 2012, Ray Hyman closes out our parapsychology series by responding to criticisms of his declaring the end of parapsychological research

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From the archives: Parapsychology – when is evidence sufficient?

Chris Roe - 5th April 2005

From the archives in 2012, parapsychologist Chris Roe responds to Ray Hyman’s assertion that the field is unscientific

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From the archives: Parapsychology – it’s time to put up, or shut up

Richard Wiseman - 4th April 2005

From the archives in 2012, our parapsychology series continues as Richard Wiseman suggests an approach that will make or break the field

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From the archives: Parapsychology – putting things in perspective

Caroline Watt - 3rd April 2005

From the archives in 2012, Caroline Watt continues our parapsychology series, arguing that it is far too early to close the book on parapsychology

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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 meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

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Faking the faking of fake news, 1910 style: the ‘death’ of film star Florence Lawrence

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Exploding the myth of the longevity “Blue Zones”, where people live beyond the age of 100

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

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