History

History

The Satanic Panic and the McMartin pre-school trial

Sean Slater -
In 1983, lurid and extreme tales of abuse emerged from a pre-school in California; the allegations were false, as was the rest of the Satanic Panic
Archive

From the archives: Heaven and Earth – Is the ‘curse of Tutankhamen’ a curse at all?

Mike Hutchinson -
From the archives in 1988, Mike Hutchinson examines the evidence for and against the supposed curse of Tutankhamen
Bad PR

How many young people deny the Holocaust? The truth might actually surprise you

Michael Marshall -
Recent news stories declared that a fifth of all young Americans believe the Holocaust is a myth - however the finding owed more to online polling weaknesses than to antisemitism
History

The history of the European Council of Skeptical Organisations and European Skeptics Congress

Amardeo Sarma, Michael Heap -
Since 1989, skeptics from across Europe have collaborated to organise the European Skeptics Congress - this year sees the 20th event, in Lyon, France.
History

The strange and deeply unlikely tale of Gef the talking mongoose

Sean Slater -
Gef the talking mongoose - supernatural resident of an Isle of Man farmhouse - is legendary in skeptical lore... even if he was merely the invention of a 13 year old girl
Conspiracy Theories

Europa: The Last Battle – the antisemitic documentary going viral among the far right

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
The makers of the viral documentary Europa: The Last Battle want viewers to believe Jewish people rule and control the world - and they have a far-right audience primed to believe it
History

The story of Phineas Gage’s accident is well-known; what happened to him afterwards is not

Kat Ford -
What happened to Phineas Gage after his traumatic brain injury is a legend that has warped in its telling, but the real story shows us how remarkable the brain truly is
History

The substitute king ritual in Ancient Mesopotamia: an elegant solution to inevitable fate

Hadar Rubin -
When the death of the king was prophecised in Ancient Mesopotamia, the solution was to substitute in a regal stand in - and then kill him
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