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Heatfiniti: the physics-defying home heating device scamming worried homeowners

Mike Hall -
With energy prices rising and many worried consumers unable to heat their homes, products like Heatfiniti look to cash in on the crisis with bogus claims around cost savings
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
Psychology

When it comes to human intelligence, it’s more complicated than a simple IQ number

Taken for Granted -
The quest to understand human intelligence is laudable, but attempts to identify the primary cause of intelligence have arguably done more harm than good
Climate Change

Climate change denial charity Global Warming Policy Foundation wins 2022 Rusty Razor award

Michael Marshall -
A climate change denial charity with close ties to the Conservative government, the Global Warming Policy Foundation, has today been named the 2022 recipient of the “Rusty Razor” award
Health

Despite its “class clown” reputation, ADHD can be much more serious than people realise

Kat Ford -
ADHD is treatable and manageable, but only if we take it seriously and treat ADHD folk with the acceptance, compassion, and support they need.
Alternative Medicine

Given his life-long promotion of pseudoscience, what threat will Charles III pose to skepticism?

Michael Marshall -
As head of state, will Charles realise his life-long lobbying for alternative medicine is over, or will he use his newfound power to evade transparency?
Climate Change

‘Expertise’ isn’t gate-keeping, it’s our best way of understanding how the climate is changing

Trevor Sloughter -
Climate change deniers who blame volcanoes for rising atmospheric CO2 only show that they place no value at all on relevant expertise
Environmentalism

When it comes to conservation, cat-fights only hurt our communication efforts

Ada McVean -
Turning conservation efforts into a cat-versus-bird 'war' only serves to divide people who would otherwise unite around the importance of animal welfare
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