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The Carrington Event and massive solar storms: just how screwed are we?

Mark Duwe - 10th January 2011

From the archives, Mark Duwe ponders the Carrington Event, and the effect that a massive solar event would have on the Earth

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Technophobia: Facebook and computers cause cancer; typewriters apparently don’t

Mark Williams - 9th January 2011

From the archives in 2011, Mark Williams looks at media scaremongering around technology being to blame for social ills

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Free Will? The role of remorse and rehabilitation within the justice system

Michael Heap - 8th January 2011

From the archives in 2011, Mike Heap examines why we feel remorse is so necessary to the rehabilitation of prisoners, especially if free will is an illusion

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When The Skeptic came of age: a 2011 reflection on the first 21 years of the magazine

Wendy M. Grossman - 7th January 2011

From the archives in 2011, Wendy M Grossman, founding editor of The Skeptic, reflects on the first 21 years of the magazine’s life

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James Randi in 2011, on mortality, Project Alpha, Peter Popoff and so much more…

Chris French - 5th January 2011

From the archives in 2011, and following 2010's Evening with James Randi and Friends, Chris French took a moment to sit down with Randi

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From the archive: Can Science Accommodate Psychic Experience?

Jon Wainwright - 4th January 2011

From the archives in 2011, Jon Wainwright reflects on whether a paradigm shift within physics could explain psi and psychic experiences

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From the archives: There isn’t one single purpose for a university, or for education

Julian Baggini - 2nd January 2011

From the archives in 2011, Julian Baggini looks at the role of a university, and the many different values that come with education

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From the archives: Going to great lengths – long-hair pseudoscience

Wendy M. Grossman - 1st January 2011

From the archives in 2011, Wendy Grossman looks at the miraculous supplements and regimes promoted on forums for people keen to grow and maintain long hair

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First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

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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

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

Exploding the myth of the longevity “Blue Zones”, where people live beyond the age of 100

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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