Society

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

From the archives: The Weight of Evidence – Gyroscopes can’t levitate UFOs

Dave Love - 22nd October 2024

From the archives in 1990, Dave Love explains the physics of gyroscopes after a scientific paper claimed the devices could generate lift

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

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Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

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

Does pill packet branding change the placebo response, or is this just another placebo myth?

Studying the promotion of health misinformation by the Bolsonaro government

It’s far to soon too tell patients platelet-rich plasma injections can treat infertility

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

From the archive: Memory, fantasy and past lives – reflections on past life regressions

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

Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

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

Ho Ho Holy Man? Why Santa technically doesn’t quite count as a god

Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what’s keeping you from new music

From the archive: A former Scientologist explains what the cult is all about

Huge social media accounts glorify ancient architecture, while whitewashing the past

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

Will we soon face AI-related risks? Maybe, but they are probably overestimated

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

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Ho Ho Holy Man? Why Santa technically doesn’t quite count as a god

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Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities

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Does pill packet branding change the placebo response, or is this just another placebo myth?

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