Society

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

Cults

A Very British Cult: the BBC sheds light on life coaching and The Lighthouse International

Alice Howarth -
The BBC podcast A Very British Cult is a gripping exploration of The Lighthouse's life coaching, and the true stories of ex-members who got out
History

What really happened in the case of the Great Seattle Windshield Mystery of 1954?

Sean Slater -
When residents of a small town near Seattle began to notice mysterious dents in their car windscreens, a full-scale panic was born - but was it real?
Media

Ten top times skepticism made an unexpected appearance in pop culture

Brian Eggo -
Few things can match the enjoyment of seeing your favourite show take an unexpected turn towards skepticism. Here's ten of our favourite examples.
History

Rumford Place: the Liverpool monument still celebrating slavery and the US confederacy

Tom Williamson -
Buried deep in Liverpool's business district stands the city's surprisingly-recent tributes to the losing side of the US Civil War - complete with plaques celebrating the confederacy
Skepticism

The “purebloods”: how the unvaccinated came to see themselves as superior

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
As viral videos claimed that the vaccinated were dying in great number due to vaccine-caused blood clots, antivax communities adopted a new label for themselves: "purebloods"
Skepticism

Critical thinking is trending, so why doesn’t it seem like it’s helping?

Brian Macrae Davis -
We all like to think we're critical thinkers, and that our opponents aren't, but in order to reach people we have to be open to our own positions being challenged, too
Conspiracy Theories

In Turkey, conspiracy theories about the Peace Treaty of Lausanne run riot

Serdar Basegmez -
Conspiracy theories about the Treaty of Lausanne and its implications for Turkish sovereignty are common in Turkey, and are being weaponised by cynical political movements
Psychology

The myth of the well-filled slate: we shouldn’t discount the influence of society on our lives

Carlos Orsi -
Twenty years after Steven Pinker's "The Blank Slate", we should be wary of those who make claims about innate traits that separate nature from nurture
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