Paranormal

Ghosts, ghouls, UFOs and skeptical investigations; psychics, supernatural beliefs and folklore.

Superstition

Saju: the Korean obsession with fortune-telling

Joshua Jung - 19th January 2023

Saju - fortune telling - is big business in Korea, as more and more people in their 20s and 30s turn to traditional divination for answers.

Astrology

An astrological look ahead to 2023, with Jessica Adams and the Consciousness Café

Kat Ford - 16th January 2023

To get a sense of what's in store for 2023, The Skeptic's fearless reporters attended a prediction show by astrologer Jessica Adams, who (falsely) claims she has only ever been wrong once

Alternative Medicine

The new-age guru who claims cancer can be cured by drawing magic shapes in the air

Michael Marshall - 13th January 2023

According to spiritual guru and bestselling author Dr Zhi Gang Sha, Tao Calligraphy can radically better your life, improve your finances... and cure your cancer

Cryptozoology

Wave good bye to Nessie: the wake phenomenon that can explain many Loch Ness sightings

Steuart Campbell - 9th January 2023

The movement of wakes left by large boats can look deceptive, and to the untrained eye could easily be mistaken for a monster in Loch Ness

Conspiracy Theories

AI and the Spread of Pseudoscience and Misinformation: a warning… from an AI

Chat GPT - 6th January 2023

To find out how AI might accelerate the spread of pseudoscience and misinformation, we asked something of an expert: AI chatbot Chat GPT

History

Which is witch? How modern witches differ from the women who had the label thrust upon them

Deborah Hyde - 16th December 2022

The self-labelled 'witches' of modern religious movements may a share little more than a name with the powerless victims of historic witch-hunts

Climate Change

Thoroughgoing scepticism: applying a critical thinking toolset, and following the evidence

Steuart Campbell - 14th December 2022

Whether it comes to the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs, the historicity or Jesus or the proposed solutions to the climate crisis, it's important for skeptics to follow the evidence

Religion

Druids, the devil, and the hope for salvation: piecing together Jack Chick’s ‘The Broken Cross’

Thiago Vahia Malliagros - 7th December 2022

Right-wing radical Christian propagandist Jack Chick struggles with the paradox of his all-powerful Satan figure in The Broken Cross.

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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

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

Floral alchemy: the even stranger Brazilian cousin of Bach Flower Remedies

Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise

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

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

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

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

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

From the archives: UFOs Over Russia

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

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

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

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

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

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

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

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

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Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise

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

Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

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