Society

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

Politics

The American Culture War: Coming soon to a politics near you

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Culture war issues have long been used to try to derail social progress, but as exhausting as they are, they're worth pushing back against
Science

Recovering memories: How the Satanic Panic led to false reports of horrific abuse

Chris French -
The 1980s saw a rise in belief that Satanic ritual abuse was everywhere - however, the real problems were false memories and moral panic
Alternative Medicine

“Fake Medicine”: Dr Brad McKay skilfully takes apart health advice from Dr Google

Edzard Ernst -
Professor Edzard Ernst reviews the new book "Fake Medicine", from Australian science communicator and skeptic Dr Brad McKay
Science

Coping with Death: Why the 5 stages of grief don’t tell the whole story

Sarah Hearne -
The five stages of grief are a overly simplistic representation of the grieving process, and one that was never intended by their creator
Conspiracy Theories

The Great Reset: political pipe dream, or sinister New World Order plot?

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
When world leaders talk of a Great Reset, conspiracy theorists hear a malevolent plan to destroy society and erode civil liberties
Health

Jordan Peterson is wrong: medical error is absolutely not the ‘third leading cause of death’

Michael Marshall -
Peterson's claim that "medicine kills more people than it helps" is the latest in a long line of demonstrably false claims - yet his fans continue to hang off his every word
History

Spontaneous Human Combustion: The truth behind the myth of Mary Carpenter

Matt Mills -
Stories of spontaneous human combustion have been retold since the 1920s, but do those retellings reflect the truth?
Alternative Medicine

What William Radam’s “Microbe Killer” can teach us about modern stem cell quackery

David Weinberg -
When new medical breakthroughs occur, pseudoscientists are often quick to jump on the bandwagon in order to sell their quackery
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