Society

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

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...

Reviews

The Tiger That Isn’t: Seeing Through a World of Numbers

Paul Taylor - 18th November 2009

Profile Books, £7.99 (pb), ISBN 1846681111 The Tiger That Isn’t: Seeing Through a World of Numbers by Michael Blastland and Andrew DilnotReviewed by Michael HuttonOur lives...

Politics

The sinister side of public policy.

Mark Williams - 10th November 2009

On 1st November, following the sacking of Prof David Nutt, Ryan O’Meara, Editor-in-Chief of K9 Magazine, published the podcast below exploring evidence based policy. He...

Religion

The Homo’s Made Us Do It

Mark Williams - 16th October 2009

I think I can honestly say I've never been rendered speechless with anger before. However thanks to a one page document recently released by...

Skepticism

B Premanand 1930 – 2009.

Wendy M. Grossman - 5th October 2009

Basava Premanand was India's leading skeptic and humanist; he published The Indian Skeptic and was a teacher, debunker,and performer.People compare him to James Randi,...

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

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From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

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Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

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

Conclave raises fascinating hypothetical scenarios within the Catholic Church

The assisted dying conversation requires sensitive and compassionate debate

From the archive: Return To Silpho Moor – the Scarborough sky crash of 1957

Ho Ho Holy Man? Why Santa technically doesn’t quite count as a god

Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what’s keeping you from new music

Will we soon face AI-related risks? Maybe, but they are probably overestimated

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

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