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

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Counter-Knowledge: How we Surrendered to Conspiracy Theories, Quack Medicine, Bogus Science and Fake History by Damian Thompson

Paul Taylor - 26th March 2009

Atlantic Books, £7.99 (pb), ISBN 10: 1843546760 This book is an impressive new addition to the now well-established genre of sceptical works critiquing largely irrational...

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The Paperback Apocalypse: how the Christian Church was left behind by Robert M. Price

Paul Taylor - 26th March 2009

Prometheus Books, £12.99 (pb), ISBN-10: 1591025834 This book could probably only have been published in America, though it may not be as widely read there...

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2012: The Year Of The Mayan Prophecy by Daniel Pinchbeck

Paul Taylor - 26th March 2009

Piatkus, £9.99 (pb), ISBN-10: 0749927607 Many non-mainstream thinkers are currently focusing on the now familiar fact that the 5000-year Mayan “Long Count” reaches an endpoint...

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Occult London by Merlin Coverley

Paul Taylor - 26th March 2009

Pocket Essentials, £9.99 (hb), ISBN 978-1-904048-88-6 It’s hard to see the purpose of this book, which offers no new insights or information, just a series...

Skepticism

A Sceptical Inquiry

Chris French - 10th March 2009

From Richard Dawkins to the atheist bus, critical thinking has made an unexpected return to popularity. Chris French, editor of the Skeptic magazine, wonders why

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How to Be a Good Atheist

Paul Taylor - 1st March 2009

How to Be a Good Atheist by Nick Harding Oldcastle Books, £10.00, ISBN 978-1-8423-237-2 The title of Nick Harding’s book How to Be a Good Atheist, could...

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In God We Doubt: Confessions of a Failed Atheist

Paul Taylor - 1st March 2009

In God We Doubt: Confessions of a Failed Atheist by John Humphrys Hodder & Stoughton, £18.99, ISBN 978-0-340-95126-2 John Humphrys, fierce political interviewer and question master of...

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The Satanic Scriptures

Paul Taylor - 1st March 2009

The Satanic Scriptures by Peter H. Gilmore Scapegoat Publishing, $15.95 (pb), ISBN 13:978-0-9764035-9-3 The content is not what the casual reader might expect from the title and...

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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

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

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