Society

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

Society

Marianne Baker - 6th August 2025

Society should focus less on children's gender – or more accurately, what's in their pants – and more on letting kids be themselves

Martin Hempstead - 5th August 2025

From the archives in 1991, Wessex Skeptics member Martin Hempstead on hoaxing crop circles, and the emergence of the circle-spotter

History

Sean Slater - 30th July 2025

Beloved by horror films and teen sleepovers, the Ouija board has roots in the spiritualist movement and opportunistic toy manufacturers

Wendy M. Grossman - 29th July 2025

From the archives in 1991, Wendy Grossman considers the various efforts to irrigate the USA's driest regions over the years

Science

Natália Pasternak - 28th July 2025

When it comes to genetics, there is far more diversity within race or gender groups than there is between them, with only very few clear exceptions

Skepticism

Andrew Shail - 21st July 2025

While conventional writing rules favour short, digestible paragraphs, should academics not shy away from going long with a complex subject?

Skepticism

Michael Marshall - 17th July 2025

Nominations for the 2025 Ockham Awards are now open, with our annual award for Skeptical Activism and our Rusty Razor award for pseudoscience.

Wendy M. Grossman - 15th July 2025

From the archives in 1991, Wendy Grossman debunks 'Brainsex', which argues for biological differences between male and female brains

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