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

Science

Five persistent myths about caring for houseplants, and why they’re wrong

Alice Howarth -
Keeping houseplants alive can be extremely rewarding - and extremely challenging, which is why so many myths exist about perfect houseplant care
Media

G marks the Spot: when it comes to celebrity endorsements, the truth is still out there

Paula Blair -
Disappointment over Gillian Anderson's recent foray into nutritional woo shows how attached we can become to a well-cultivated celebrity persona
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
Politics

Israel and Gaza show us that humanity and compassion are among the casualties of war

Hadar Rubin -
Growing up amidst conflict and turmoil, it is easy to normalise living under threat - but we should guard against dehumanising the other side
Religion

How do we know what we know? The question that untangles Magisteria’s science and religion

Ted Lefroy -
Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science and Religion, by Nicholas Spencer, paints a history of entwined attempts to understand, glossing over religion's response to conflicting ideas
Cults

The Cult Specialist: Ian Haworth hangs up the Cult Information Centre’s hotline for the last time

Paul Jones -
Ian Haworth left a coercive group in 1978, knowing he had to warn people bout the dangers of cults - so for 45 years, he ran a cult information hotline
Religion

The question isn’t whether Jesus was really Palestinian – it’s whether that even matters

Gabriel Andrade -
Jesus was likely born in what is now Palestine, and he was Jewish - but neither fact should have any bearing on modern geopolitical conflicts
History

Can we really identify the ancient disasters described in ancient myths?

Georgy Kurakin -
Many scholars have tried to identify the real events that inspired ancient myths - but with populations migrating, and stories changing, any connection to real history may be long lost
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