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Conspiracy Theories

Knowledge Fight podcast wins Skeptical Activism Ockham award

Michael Marshall -
Knowledge Fight podcast has today been named the 2023 recipient of the Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.
Conspiracy Theories

Why inaccuracies in Bill Cooper’s influential conspiracy theory book serve as its strength

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
Bill Cooper's highly-influential 1990s conspiracy theory book Behold A Pale Horse is riddled with inaccuracies - but for fans, these errors are actually proof that he was right
Conspiracy Theories

The Rothschild family, and the modern conspiracy theory industry

Mike Rothschild -
For 200 years, antisemitic conspiracy theories have centred on one Jewish family in particular: The Rothschilds. A new book, 'Jewish Space Lasers', looks at why that family became a target for conspiracists.
Politics

The UK government’s Ascension Island plan for asylum seekers is utterly preposterous

Sarah Hearne -
Besides being obviously callous, the government's repeated threats to send asylum seekers to Ascension Island are deeply unserious and completely unworkable
Conspiracy Theories

The Better Way conspiracy conference went all-in on the moral panic around trans people

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Of all the conspiracy theories promoted at last year's Better Way conference, trans moral panic never came up - sadly, this year they rectified that oversight
Alternative Medicine

“What Nonsense!” – unpacking popular pseudosciences for a Brazilian audience

Carlos Orsi -
As pseudoscience flourishes in Brazil, What Nonsense! by Carlos Orsi and Natalia Pasternak seeks to redress the balance, and push back against irrationality
Science

Democratising science and increasing public access, with the Collaborative Library

Anja Harrison -
All of society benefit from the latest scientific research and advances, which is why the Collaborative Library aim to make science accessible to a lay audience
History

The real story behind those crystal skulls Indiana Jones went looking for

Sean Slater -
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull may have disappointed, but the crystal skulls are real, and their history is fascinating
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