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The Nuremberg salt test: how homeopathy failed one of the earliest ever scientific trials

One of the earliest ever randomised control trials took place in 1835, when skeptical physicians put the new-fangled homeopathy to the test

Which is witch? How modern witches differ from the women who had the label thrust upon them

The self-labelled 'witches' of modern religious movements may a share little more than a name with the powerless victims of historic witch-hunts

Thoroughgoing scepticism: applying a critical thinking toolset, and following the evidence

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

Melting the myth of panzerschokolade: the Nazis’ meth-laden chocolate

The idea that the Nazis laced chocolate with methamphetamine is an interesting historical curio - the only problem is, there's no evidence that it's true

Tall tales: ancient British giants, Stonehenge, and the mythological founding of Albion

Was Britain really founded by a race of ancient mythical giants? Obviously not, but try telling that to attendees at the Awakenings Expo

John Robison, the Illuminati, and the beginnings of a global superconspiracy theory

The Illuminati has become the go-to villain in grand narrative conspiracy theories, despite their humble origin as a shortly-lived German Enlightenment group

Hollow Earth flying saucers: the bossa-nova of pseudoscience

The belief in a hollow earth - filled with inhabitants, animals and aliens - can be traced back, in part, to the new-age movement in Brazil

The mystery of Glastonbury Abbey: On knowing more than we know we know

While the messages at Glastonbury Abbey almost certainly did not come from spirits, a number of studies have shown that they may not have been created by deliberate fraud
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