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The Evolution Of Science In The Classroom

Mark Williams - 11th December 2009

It has been decided to make teaching of the evolutionary theory compulsory in primary schools through the UK. It is a move that has...

Skepticism

Volume 22 Issue 2 letter: James Randi replies to Rupert Sheldrake

Phil - 7th December 2009

James Randi replies to Rupert Sheldrake's letter as follows. Chris French has also written a commentary: Recently, on our SWIFT page (www.randi.org), we published...

Skepticism

Volume 22 Issue 2 Letters: Chris French comments on the letters from Rupert Sheldrake and James Randi

Chris French - 7th December 2009

Chris French comments on the exchange between Rupert Sheldrake and James Randi: One very good reason for me not raising the topic of Randi’s Pigasus...

Skepticism

Volume 22 Issue 2 Letters: Rupert Sheldrake on James Randi

Phil - 7th December 2009

A reply from Randi and a short response from Chris French on this exchange follow this letter. The new enlarged Skeptic is a big...

Religion

Absolve This: Put The Catholic Church Out Of Its Misery

Mark Williams - 3rd December 2009

Bless you Father for you have sinned... I've made no secrets of my feelings towards the Catholic Church, in particular when it comes to its...

Religion

On Palin, cannibalism and creationism.

Mark Williams - 18th November 2009

I deliberately avoid being preachy about vegetarianism but occasionally there comes an opportunity where comment is really deserved. In an almost deliberately controversial tone which...

Religion

No Evidence Allowed: The Government on Pseudoscience & Homeopathy

Mark Williams - 18th November 2009

As recently mentioned, the firing of Professor David Nutt has brought into focus politics' deep seated discomfort with scientific evidence. In a world where...

Reviews

The Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Paul Taylor - 18th November 2009

Oxford University Press, £13.99, ISBN 0195313682 Snake Oil Science: the Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine By R. Barker Bausell Reviewed by Ray Ward Bausell covers the rise...

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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

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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

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