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Ancient Aliens

The Canary Islands’ Black Pyramids: history doesn’t have to be an unsolved mystery to be interesting

Mark Horne - 6th December 2021

A new book sheds light on the origins of the black pyramids of Güímar, and shows how there are better explanations than ancient aliens

History

The paradox of progress: how some social improvements paper over unfairness and inequality

Aaron Rabinowitz - 8th October 2021

It's easy to argue that society is progressing, but when we replace overt oppression with covert oppression, is it reasonable to really count that as progress?

Climate Change

Rapa Nui: European myths mask the reason for societal collapse on Easter Island – colonialism

Sarah Hearne - 9th August 2021

The belief that the islanders – and not Europeans – destroyed Rapa Nui minimises the devastating impacts of European colonialism.

History

Spontaneous Human Combustion: The truth behind the myth of Mary Carpenter

Matt Mills - 10th May 2021

Stories of spontaneous human combustion have been retold since the 1920s, but do those retellings reflect the truth?

Alternative Medicine

What William Radam’s “Microbe Killer” can teach us about modern stem cell quackery

David Weinberg - 7th May 2021

When new medical breakthroughs occur, pseudoscientists are often quick to jump on the bandwagon in order to sell their quackery

History

Are you smarter than an 800 year-old? Our ancestors were more skeptical than you think

David Mountain - 29th March 2021

As historians continue to deconstruct the myth of the Dark Ages, we shouldn't be so fast to write off the intelligence of our ancestors.

Conspiracy Theories

Nesta Helen Webster: the far-right author who popularised the antisemitic Illuminati conspiracy

Mark Horne - 29th January 2021

The Qanon movement regurgiates old antisemitic tropes that echo back to the Illuminati conspiracy theories pushed by Nesta Helen Webster

History

Qanon’s references to ‘Adrenochome’ echo old, anti-Semitic Blood Libel myths

Thiago Vahia Malliagros - 20th January 2021

Adrenochrome has become a central part of the Qanon theory, despite 'Q' never mentioning it; its history is long, and deeply anti-Semitic.

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