Society

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

Climate Change

Toby Young’s Daily Sceptic and Free Speech Union are no allies of critical thinkers

Michael Marshall -
Toby Young's Daily Sceptic vociferously champions pseudoscientific conclusions, while his Free Speech Union defends those positions with which he agrees.
Cults

Digital Deities: When does celebrity fandom slip into a cult mentality?

Wang Siyao -
Being part of a fandom brings many people a sense of fun and joy - but for some, celebrity worship can tip into something more sinister and cult-like
Archive

From the archives: Astrology, Gauquelin and the real explanation for the “Mars Effect”

Anthony Garrett -
From the archives in 1988, physicist Anthony Garrett picks apart a study of European sports stars that claimed to prove the validity of astrology.
Bad PR

Bit of a Reach: media buy-outs and brutal cost-cutting have left an open door for PR nonsense

Michael Marshall -
UK newspapers are awash with nonsensical PR stories based on dubious research - is it any wonder public trust in the media has fallen so far?
Archive

From the archives: A dowsing-dedicated day in the country

Denys Parsons -
From the archives in 1988, Denys Parsons attends a rather disappointing display of dowsing, alongside BBC Oxford
Bad PR

Jeremy Clarkson isn’t the sexiest man alive – he’s just headline fodder for a dodgy PR campaign

Michael Marshall -
Dozens of newspapers recently reported on the finding that women across the UK want to sleep with Jeremy Clarkson - in a story that was merely an advert for a PR-savvy company
Skepticism

Blinded By The Light: countering extremist disinformation in Glastonbury

Bob Brady, Diana Harrison -
In Glastonbury, deep in the very heartlands of British spirituality and mysticism, local community groups are pushing back against far right conspiracy theories
Conspiracy Theories

Immunity to fake news: ‘Foolproof’ gives us vaccination without needles

Brecht Decoene -
Sander van der Linden’s Foolproof seeks to identify why we fall for fake news, and how we can defend ourselves against believing falsehoods
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