Society

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

Skepticism

Gabriel Andrade - 30th April 2025

Misinterpreted 'predictions' about a black pope ushering in the end times reveal more about contemporary biases than about Nostradamus

Health

Noah Lugeons - 28th April 2025

While claiming to seek a "cure" for autism, Robert F Kennedy Jr places autistic people on a spectrum ranging from inconvenient to undesirable

Crime

Emma McClure, Aaron Rabinowitz - 24th April 2025

Governments talk about being tough on crime, yet interventions designed to prevent reoffending are rarely ever assessed to see if they actually work

Alternative Medicine

Michael Marshall - 23rd April 2025

Lignosus claims that their mushroom supplement treats COPD – serious claims based on no evidence, yet Google's AI search actively endorsed it

History

James Williams - 21st April 2025

The recent accusations about Haitian cannibals reflect a long tradition of propaganda, aimed at othering those deemed undesirable

Religion

Gabriel Andrade - 18th April 2025

When a Messianic figure dies, their followers have to either accept their death, or believe their leader lives somehow on – hence, the resurrection

Media

Larry Chan - 14th April 2025

For many, science fiction serves as an entry to a love of science, but could some of the classics of the genre actually be harming science literacy?

Media

Nick Garratt - 11th April 2025

Reality TV show The Truth of Skinwalker Ranch goes heavy on the mystery, but the real truths are far more mundane, and almost certainly not alien

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