Society

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

Conspiracy Theories

John Robison, the Illuminati, and the beginnings of a global superconspiracy theory

Dave Hahn -
The Illuminati has become the go-to villain in grand narrative conspiracy theories, despite their humble origin as a shortly-lived German Enlightenment group
Religion

“Operation Bucharest”: a bizarre insight into the mind of Christian propagandist Jack Chick

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
Jack Chick may be best known for his Christian propaganda 'Chick Tracts', but it is in his comic books that we get the clearest insight into his ideology
History

Hollow Earth flying saucers: the bossa-nova of pseudoscience

Carlos Orsi -
The belief in a hollow earth - filled with inhabitants, animals and aliens - can be traced back, in part, to the new-age movement in Brazil
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
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