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From the archive: Out with the old, in with the new? Blasphemy and religious law in the UK

Ryan Shaffer - 25th July 2012

From the archive in 2012, Ryan Shaffer looks at the history and abolition of the Blasphemy Law in the UK.

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From the archives: Homeopathy and the 10:23 campaign

Mark Williams - 18th July 2012

From the archives in 2012, Mark Williams corresponds with professional homeopathy organisations in the wake of the 10:23 campaign's mass 'overdose' stunt

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From the archives: A comet’s tale

Mark Duwe - 11th July 2012

From the archives in 2012, Mark Duwe takes a look at a comet in the sky, and the appearances of comets throughout history

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Archive: Then begins a journey in my head – reflections on religious belief and delusion

Jon Wainwright - 1st July 2012

From the archives in 2012, Jon Wainwright reflects on religious belief and delusion, in this prize-winning essay in honour of the late Mary Evans.

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From the archives: Fact checking the decibels at Wimbledon

Wendy M. Grossman - 27th April 2012

From the archives in 2012, Wendy Grossman looks at the media claim that a tennis player's grunt at Wimbledon was almost as loud as a jet engine.

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From the archives: Basava Premanand – A Personal Memoir

Lewis Jones - 24th April 2012

From the archives in 2012, the late Lewis Jones reflects on his personal relationship with the Indian skeptic Basava Premanand, who died in October 2009

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From the archives: Galileo’s Doughnuts – The day I saw a ghost

Mark Duwe - 20th April 2012

From the archives in 2012, Mark Duwe recounts the day he felt sure he saw a ghost... and what he may have actually seen

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From the archives: The day I met world renowned psychic, Shirley Ghostman

Chris French - 4th April 2012

From the archives in 2012, Chris French recounts one of the weirdest days of his life: the time he was invited to appear on the TV show of Shirley Ghostman

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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

Menstrual masking: the inadvisable trend of treating acne… with period blood

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

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

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

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

When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy – not false balance

From the archives: UFOs Over Russia

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

Med Beds: the futuristic health devices promising to cure you with undefined energy

Everything you ever wanted to know about astrology – for free

The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

Faking the faking of fake news, 1910 style: the ‘death’ of film star Florence Lawrence

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

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

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

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