Society

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

Science

Species, Individual, Gender – biology and taxonomy don’t deal in black and white

Sarah Hearne -
We can try to define biological traits though simple catch-all labels, but nature is always much more complex in reality
Politics

Fact checking a live debate taught me we shouldn’t let political falsehoods stand

Brian Eggo -
If the public are to make well-informed political decisions, there needs to be a policy of zero tolerance for deception.
Conspiracy Theories

How the conspiracy theorists behind the failed US coup settled on a new date: March 4th

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
When the attempted coup of January 6th failed, supporters of Qanon picked up the Sovereign Citizen belief that the revolution would take place on March 4th
Media

When shows like Pod Save America run pseudoscience ads, they undermine their credibility

Michael Marshall -
Podcast hosts have a real intimacy with their listeners - that trust is eroded when they advertise snake oil supplements and pseudoscience
Conspiracy Theories

The carefully-woven conspiracy theories behind the attempted coup of January 6th

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
The forces that made the attempted coup of January 6th inevitable are still around - give them another spark and it will explode again.
Skepticism

Monkey Business: humans aren’t alone in recognising a good bargain

Deborah Hyde -
Macaques have been observed trading tourists' possessions for food - showing humans aren't the only ones to understand good value
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
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