Society

When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.

Paranormal

A brief history of The Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit

Chris French -
After decades researching parapsychology and testing paranormal claims, the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmith's closed it's doors for the final time in 2024.
Archive

From the archive: The Blondlot Bombshell – the rise and fall of N-rays

Bill Penny -
From the archives in 1991, Bill Penny recounts the experiments which proved that the exciting new field of N-ray research was nothing but self-delusion
Archive

From the archive: The New Age and the crisis of belief

Tim Axon -
From the archives in 1991, Tim Axon on the increased popularity of New Age thought and decreased belief in conventional spirituality
History

DNA analysis almost certainly hasn’t just solved the mystery of Jack the Ripper

Mike Hall -
DNA analysis claiming that Jack the Ripper was a Polish barber are based less in science and more in our morbid fascination with serial killers
Archive

From the archive: Roswell Revisited in 1991 – the final crash of the UFOs?

Christopher Allan -
From the archives in 1991, Christopher Allan reports on the growth in interest at the time in the supposed UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico
Skepticism

Joe Nickell, legendary skeptical investigator, dies at the age of 80

Blake Smith -
The Skeptic says farewell to Joe Nickell, the enormously prolific skeptical writer and investigator, who died last week.
Alternative Medicine

Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar shows the shameless reality of Belle Gibson’s fraud

Abigail Kennedy -
In Apple Cider Vinegar, Netflix approaches Belle Gibson's cancer fraud with a skeptical eye – so why can't they treat Goop the same?
Archive

From the archive: The Marie Celeste mystery solved

HH Trotti -
From the archives in 1991, HH Trotti puts forth a a new explanation for the famous 'ghost ship', the Marie Celeste
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