Society

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

Cryptozoology

Creating a Monster: the case of Eachy, the Wikipedia monster of Bassenthwaite

Charles Paxton -
The online life (and eventual death) of Eachy, the monster of Bassenthwaite lake, shows the potential risk of feedback loops in Wikipedia's citation policies
Skepticism

How and why to set up and run your own Skeptics in the Pub group: top 10 tips

Brian Eggo -
Running a Skeptics in the Pub group can be enormously rewarding, and following these top 10 tips will help make yours a success!
Ghosts

The mystery of Glastonbury Abbey: On knowing more than we know we know

Chris French -
While the messages at Glastonbury Abbey almost certainly did not come from spirits, a number of studies have shown that they may not have been created by deliberate fraud
Health

Could my boob job really make me ill? Understanding Breast Implant Illness claims

Lana Donaghy -
Patients who believe they are suffering from Breast Implant Illness are often experiencing real symptoms, and we ought to take their concerns seriously
Paranormal

Bizarre double death: spontaneous human combustion, or merely tragic coincidence?

Andy Owens -
Alice Ann Kirby and her little sister Amy died in separate, mysterious fires - some claim spontaneous human combustion explains the double tragedy
Health

MSG and the Chinese Restaurant Syndrome: the persistence of a nutritional myth

Elissar Gerges -
Fears around "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" and MSG are based on a letter to the New English Journal of Medicine... later revealed to be a hoax
Skepticism

The Ockham Awards 2022: recognising the best in skepticism, and the worst in pseudoscience

Michael Marshall -
Nominations for the 2022 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.
Religion

Robin Dunbar examines the possible evolutionary role of religious thinking

Gabriel Andrade -
Robin Dunbar, the noted evolutionary psychologist, turns his attention to the role of spiritual thinking in his new book "How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures"
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