Society

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

Physics

Fine-tuning the argument: the Metaphysical Multiverse vs the all-powerful Creator

Paul McLean-Thorne -
Christians are fond of suggesting that the fact that the universe has very specific laws and constants is proof of their god - but physics and philosophy beg to differ
Politics

Ignore the viral clips – immigration into Glasgow has not caused a spike in violent crime

Brian Eggo -
In the viral social media clips warning of the terrifying dangers posed by immigrants in Glasgow, the real villain isn't migrants – it is racism.
Health

Is mosquito extinction morally wrong? Gene drives and the limits of utilitarianism

Gabriel Andrade -
New technology might allow us to eradicate the mosquito - one of the deadliest creatures who ever lived. But is deliberate extinction ethically defensible?
History

The Tiffany Problem: the modern things that are counterintuitively much older than we assume

Sean Slater -
It's natural to map the world around us with heuristics, but sometimes they can lead us astray or even reveal our biases and bigotries.
Philosophy

Our universe is not just a computer simulation, but try telling that to the billionaires of Big Tech

Michael Marshall -
The theory that life is just a Matrix-like computer simulation has caught on in Silicon Valley and is taking on increasingly religious tones.
Extremism

Everything I wish you didn’t need to know about race science and so-called “race realists”

James Klock -
Recent events thrust eugenics back into the public eye, but we should be under no illusions – the field of "race science" is thoroughly discredited.
Society

Socialwashing: How fair is ‘Fair Trade’, and how is the average consumer meant to know?

Thomas van Haaren -
Like its cousin 'greenwashing', 'socialwashing' uses confusing and unclear labelling to mislead consumers about the social impacts of a product.
Conspiracy Theories

President Bukele’s head of marketing Lina Seiche uses misleading techniques to sell autocracy online

Ed Hewitt -
Lina Seiche began as a cryptocurrency influencer, but has risen to become a close aid of El Salvadoran autocrat Nayib Bukele.
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