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The Death and Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Mark Williams - 23rd July 2017

On the 29th January, 1951, a woman named Henrietta Lacks called into John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, complaining that she felt a ‘knot’ in...

A science of networks: visualising connections using Game of Thrones characters

Andrew Beveridge - 1st April 2013

Andrew Beveridge's analysis of the character interactions in Game of Thrones describes how we can visualise contexts & connections

From the archives: A comet’s tale

Mark Duwe - 11th July 2012

From the archives in 2012, Mark Duwe takes a look at a comet in the sky, and the appearances of comets throughout history

The Carrington Event and massive solar storms: just how screwed are we?

Mark Duwe - 10th January 2011

From the archives, Mark Duwe ponders the Carrington Event, and the effect that a massive solar event would have on the Earth

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Ipso Factoid: Daily Mail in Mildly Educational Shocker

Mark Williams - 15th January 2010

The Daily Mail recently produced a list of questions commonly asked of parents by their naturally curious children about science and the world around...

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Ipso Factoid: insert gratuitous sexual pun here

Mark Williams - 11th January 2010

In a wonderful opportunity (duly ignored) to prove our maturity as a society, both the Times and Daily Mail had headlines declaring "What an...

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IPSO FACTOID: Well That’s It Then, Science Is Over

Mark Williams - 11th December 2009

Pack up the Bunsen burners and power down the computers because Science Is Dying! This wonderfully nonsensical claim is thanks to Daniel Henninger of...

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IPSO FACTOID: Of Mice and Men- Sensationalized ‘journalism’ has got it all wrong

Mark Williams - 24th November 2009

Following all the hoo-ha we've seen recently over the cervical cancer vaccination, it was with some interest I noted that the Daily Mail hailed...

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Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

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

Does pill packet branding change the placebo response, or is this just another placebo myth?

Studying the promotion of health misinformation by the Bolsonaro government

It’s far to soon too tell patients platelet-rich plasma injections can treat infertility

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

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

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

From the archive: Memory, fantasy and past lives – reflections on past life regressions

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

Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

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

Ho Ho Holy Man? Why Santa technically doesn’t quite count as a god

Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what’s keeping you from new music

From the archive: A former Scientologist explains what the cult is all about

Huge social media accounts glorify ancient architecture, while whitewashing the past

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

Will we soon face AI-related risks? Maybe, but they are probably overestimated

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

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