Paranormal

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

Astrology

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

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

The Curious Dancing Stick: Genuine poltergeist, or brilliant illusion by a teenage conjuror?

Andy Owens -
In 1965, Michael Collindridge astonished witnesses with his apparently paranormal walking stick, which the amateur magician assured onlookers was not merely an illusion
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