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

Skepticism

Elon Musk beats Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett to Rusty Razor pseudoscience award

Michael Marshall - 19th October 2024

Twitter owner Elon Musk has beaten Dragon's Den star Steven Bartlett to the Rusty Razor award for worst pseudoscience of 2024

Skepticism

Dr Flint Dibble wins 2024 Skeptical Activism Ockham award

Michael Marshall - 19th October 2024

Dr Flint Dibble, an archaeologist who debated and debunk lost city of Atlantis claims, has received the 2024 Ockham Award for Skeptical Activism.

Politics

The tyranny of the cloud: how we became serfs to big tech

Ted Lefroy - 18th October 2024

In ‘Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism’, Yanis Varoufakis gives a whistlestop tour of economic history and where capitalism went wrong

From the archives: Why Do People Believe in the Paranormal? Skeptical happenings in Lowestoft

Jean N Dorricott - 15th October 2024

From the archives in 1990, Jean Dorricott on bringing a little skepticism to her local paranormal evening class

Conspiracy Theories

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

Aaron Rabinowitz - 14th October 2024

The 2024 US election campaign has illustrated the ongoing influence of 'high weirdness' in the MAGA movement and modern conservatism

Media

The “child identifies as wolf” story was only ever about bullying, not ‘species confusion’

Brian Eggo - 11th October 2024

A Scottish child created a wolf 'persona' in order to cope with severe bullying and, as a result, ended up being bullied by the national media

From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology

Anthony Garrett - 8th October 2024

From the archives in 1990, Anthony Garrett explores the then-popular trend of astrological charts and predictions

Religion

March for Life: The UK’s anti-abortion movement is becoming more organised and emboldened

Abigail Kennedy - 7th October 2024

March for Life UK's pro-health summit showcased the full range of judgmental anti-choice rhetoric on abortion, IVF, and assisted dying

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Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya

Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold

Menstrual masking: the inadvisable trend of treating acne… with period blood

Floral alchemy: the even stranger Brazilian cousin of Bach Flower Remedies

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

The secret to a year-round tan – eating so many carrots you turn orange?

The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum

From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology

When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy – not false balance

From the archives: UFOs Over Russia

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories

Med Beds: the futuristic health devices promising to cure you with undefined energy

The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

Faking the faking of fake news, 1910 style: the ‘death’ of film star Florence Lawrence

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

Exploding the myth of the longevity “Blue Zones”, where people live beyond the age of 100

Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?

HADD its day: there’s no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

Society

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The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Faking the faking of fake news, 1910 style: the ‘death’ of film star Florence Lawrence

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