Society

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

Conspiracy Theories

Nesta Helen Webster: the far-right author who popularised the antisemitic Illuminati conspiracy

Mark Horne -
The Qanon movement regurgiates old antisemitic tropes that echo back to the Illuminati conspiracy theories pushed by Nesta Helen Webster
Skepticism

Putting Some Skeptical Mantras to Bed

Jonathan Jarry -
As skeptics, we hear the same sayings and mantras repeated again and again, but we rarely pause to consider if they're useful... or even true
History

Qanon’s references to ‘Adrenochome’ echo old, anti-Semitic Blood Libel myths

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
Adrenochrome has become a central part of the Qanon theory, despite 'Q' never mentioning it; its history is long, and deeply anti-Semitic.
Alternative Medicine

Kardecism: the fringe spiritualist doctrine which became the soul of pseudoscience in Brazil

Natália Pasternak, Carlos Orsi -
Kardecism - an 19th century off-shoot of spiritualism - found fertile ground in Brazil, and grew to wholly undermine trust in science and medicine.
Conspiracy Theories

Cheap talk skepticism: why we need to push back against those who are ‘just asking questions’

Aaron Rabinowitz -
'Cheap talk' skepticism - coming at little cost to the doubter, but significant cost to others - is undermining genuine skeptical inquiry.
Alternative Medicine

The Outbrain drain: why newspaper sites have run thousands of scam ads

Michael Marshall -
The news media is in an income crisis, but the solution cannot be for newspapers to lend their reputations to scams and fakers
Health

How to spot medical misinformation in a pandemic: our top 10 tips

Brian Eggo, Matt Kemp -
As medical misinformation and dubious claims continue to spread, we present our guide to help you separate fact from fiction.
History

Christmas as we know it is appropriated, co-opted, bastardised… and thoroughly magical

Paul Duncan McGarrity -
There's plenty to be skeptical about when it comes to the origins of Christmas, but that won't stop me embracing the warmth and magic of it all.
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