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

Skepticism

Everything you ever wanted to know about astrology – for free

Chris French -
The predictions of astrology have now been put to the empirical test (at least) a thousand times – the results fail to support astrology's validity
Politics

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

Aaron Rabinowitz -
In the recent US election, male voters overwhelmingly voted for Trump - because he offered them the illusion of meaning in a world where their position is uncertain
Archive

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

Melvin Harris -
From the archives in 1990, BBC presenter Melvin Harris examines the evidence for reincarnation from accounts of past-life regressions
History

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

Andrew Shail -
Fake news is nothing new - film promoters have known for over a century that successfully selling a fake news story takes a degree of cunning
Science

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

Colin Brewer -
We shouldn't shy away from the fact that IUDs are abortifacients - embracing it could help highlight the hypocrisy of anti-abortionists
Society

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

Carlos Orsi -
When it comes to 'Blue Zones' - higher clusters of people over the age of 100 - the answer is typically not about health, but rather admin
Conspiracy Theories

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

Jim Cliff -
Ahead of the the American election, there are millions of Americans who still refuse to accept the results of 2020, fed by lies from the misleading film, 2000 Mules
Archive

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

Mike Howgate -
From the archives in 1990, Mike Howgate on the British Museum's exhibition of fakery, from the Cottingley fairies to the "true cross"
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